Chapter 3. Introduction to Visual Studio .NET

OBJECTIVES

Learn about creating and working with projects in Visual Studio .NET

Learn how to configure the Visual Studio .NET development environment

Visual Studio .NET provides an incredibly rich working environment. Although

creating applications using the .NET Framework doesn't require the use of

Visual Studio .NET, it's a lot easier, and more fun, to use Visual Studio

.NET as your development environment. To get the most out of Microsoft

Visual Studio .NET, you will most likely wish to tailor it to suit your

style of working. With the wide variety of configuration options, both

familiar and new, you'll want to take the time to examine some of the

various options.

In this chapter, you will be introduced to many of the different

configurations and learn about the various settings in Visual Studio .NET.

Along the way, you'll also learn about many of the different tools provided

by Visual Studio .NET that make your job of creating applications easier.

This chapter introduces many of the tools and windows provided, presented

in the order you will most likely encounter them as you work with the

product.