1. Social Media And Global Computing Introduction to Visual Studio

2. Understanding the Visual IDE
A Windows Forms Application

3. Understanding the Visual IDE
Navigating the IDE Menu
- File, Edit, View, Project, Build, Debug,
Data, Tools, Windows, Help 2

4. Understanding the Visual IDE
The Most Commonly Used Features of the IDE:
The Form Designer
- The Code Editor
The Toolbars
The Toolbox
The Solution Explorer
The Server Explorer
The Properties Window
The Error List Window 3

5. Understanding the Visual IDE
The Form Designer

6. Understanding the Visual IDE
The Code Editor

7. Understanding the Visual IDE
The Toolbars

8. Understanding the Visual IDE
The Toolbox

9. Understanding the Visual IDE
The Solution Explorer

10. Understanding the Visual IDE
The Sever Explorer

11. Understanding the Visual IDE
The Properties Window

12. Understanding the Visual IDE
The Error List Window

13. Types of C# Applications Developed
Web applications
Windows graphical user interface (GUI) applications
Console-based applications
Class libraries and stand-alone components (.dlls), smart device applications, and services can also be created

14. Web Applications
C# was designed with the Internet applications in mind
Can quickly build applications that run on the Web with C#
Using Web Forms: part of ASP.NET
Using MVC: A more modern Web development Architecture (Pattern)

15. Web Applications

16. Windows Applications Applications designed for the desktop
Designed for a single platform
Use classes from System.Windows.Form namespace
Applications can include menus, pictures, drop-down controls, buttons, textboxes, and labels
Use drag-and-drop feature of Visual Studio

17. Windows Applications

18. Console Applications Normally send requests to the operating system
Display text on the command console
Easiest to create
Simplest approach to learning software development
Minimal overhead for input and output of data

19. C# Elements

20. Create Console Application
Begin by opening Visual Studio
Create new project
Select New Project on the Start page
OR use File → New Project option

21. Create New Project

22. Code Automatically Generated

23. Typing Program Statements
IntelliSense feature of the IDE
Change the name of the class and the source code filename
Use the Solution Explorer Window to change the source code filename
Select View → Solution Explorer

24. Rename Source Code Name
Clicking Yes causes the class name to also be renamed

25. Compile and Run Application
To Compile – click Build on the Build menu
To run or execute application – click Start or Start Without Debugging on the Debug menu
Shortcut – if execute code that has not been compiled, automatically compiles first
Start option does not hold output screen → output flashes quickly
Last statement in Main( ), add Console.Read( );

26. Build Visual Studio Project

27. Running an Application

28. Debugging an Application
Types of errors (which one is harder to detect?)
Syntax errors
Typing error
Misspelled name
Forget to end a statement with a semicolon
Run-time errors
Failing to fully understand the problem
Logical error

29. Missing ending double quotation mark
Error Listing
Missing ending double quotation mark
Pushpin
Errors reported
Figure 2-10 Syntax error message listing