1. Tips and Tricks in Visual Studio 2017
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Tips and Tricks in Visual Studio 2017
Kasey Uhlenhuth
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2. Agenda Tips and Tricks for performance and reliability
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Agenda
Tips and Tricks for performance and reliability
Tips and Tricks for Visual Studio
Tips and Tricks for .NET in Visual Studio
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3. Performance Tips New install SxS support Full solution analysis
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Performance Tips
New install
SxS support
Full solution analysis
Out-of-process analysis
Lightweight solution load
(Track active item in solution explorer)
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4. .NET Tips and Tricks in VS2017

5. Maximize Your Coding Space
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Maximize Your Coding Space
Reset window layout
Turn off line numbers via Quick Launch
Full screen mode
Turn off margins via Quick Launch
View white space
Ctrl+Tab between open files
Ctrl+T to navigate to files (camelCase matching!)
Turn off CodeLens
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6. Customize Your Coding Space
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Customize Your Coding Space
Extensions (Color Theme Editor)
Fonts and Colors (selected text, structure visualizer (2017), font size, suggestion ellipses (2017))
Custom keyboard shortcuts (HotKeys extension)
Export/Import VS Settings
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7. Navigate Your Code Ctrl+Tab Ctrl+T (Go To All, 2017)
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Navigate Your Code
Ctrl+Tab
Ctrl+T (Go To All, 2017)
Ctrl+; (Solution Explorer)
CodeLens (customize to only references)
F12 Family
F12 – Go To Definition
Shift+F12 – Find All References
Ctrl+F12 – Go To Implementation (2015)
Alt+F12 – Peek Definition
Ctrl+Click for GoToDef (2017)
Ctrl+Plus and Ctrl+Minus
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8. Source Control Bottom bar (change branch, commit changes, push)
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Source Control
Bottom bar (change branch, commit changes, push)
Team Explorer
Undo changes
Compare with unmodified
View history
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9. Text Manipulation Alt+Up/Down - to move lines
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Text Manipulation
Alt+Up/Down - to move lines
Ctrl+L, V - to cut a line and paste (Duplicate Text coming soon!)
Ctrl+K,C / K,U - to comment/uncomment
Shift+Enter - “smart” line break
Alt+Shift+Arrows – box selection
Ctrl+Bkspc – delete word
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10. IntelliSense Settings (for VB/C# mixed, change Enter key behavior)
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IntelliSense
Settings (for VB/C# mixed, change Enter key behavior)
Filtering and highlighting (2017) in completion list
Smart variable naming (2017) for C#/VB
Hold Ctrl to make invisible
‘K’ Family
Ctrl+K, P – See parameter info
Ctrl+K, I – Quick Info (same as hover)
Ctrl+K, L – List members
Ctrl+<space>
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11. Debugging Step into Specific Conditional Breakpoint
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Debugging
Cloud Explorer
Function Family
F5 – start debugging
F9 – toggle breakpoint
F10 – step over
F11 – step into
Step into Specific
Conditional Breakpoint
Run to click (2017)
Exception Helper (2017)
LINQ and lambdas in Watch window (2015)
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12. .NET Tips and Tricks in VS2017

13. Live Unit Testing Turn on with solution load Live test sets
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Live Unit Testing
Turn on with solution load
Live test sets
Battery saver
Navigation
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14. Code Analysis Bulk suppress (2015) Scrollbar to see errors (map mode)
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Code Analysis
Bulk suppress (2015)
Scrollbar to see errors (map mode)
Code Style via Tools>Options and EditorConfig (2017)
3rd-party analyzers
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15. Refactorings and Quick Fixes
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Refactorings and Quick Fixes
Extract method
Inline temporary variable/introduce variable
Add null check
Move type to file
Fix misspelling
Add using for types on NuGet
Add parameter/generate constructor
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16. Resources
Editorconfig for code style:
Refactorings and quick actions:
HotKeys Extension:

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