The Ultimate Visual Studio Tips and Tricks Blog
by Zain Naboulsi
Visual Studio 11 Roadshow Materials
We are almost done with our Visual Studio 11 Roadshow so I wanted to make the...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/24/2012
Product Features Comparison and MSDN Products by Benefit Level
Ever wonder if Windows 3.1 comes with your MSDN subscription? Okay maybe not but it WOULD be nice to...
Author: zainnab Date: 03/12/2012
Visual Studio 11 Beta is Here!!
If you haven’t heard yet, yesterday we shipped the latest installment of our IDE....
Author: zainnab Date: 03/01/2012
Visual Studio 11 Beta arrives on February 29, 2012
In case you haven’t heard, Visual Studio 11 Beta will be available on the 29th. I’ll...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/23/2012
Chaotic Moon’s Board of Awesomeness: Kinect Is Your Friend
What's red, goes 32MPH, and is controlled by a wave of your hand? It's the...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/22/2012
Surround with a Code Snippet (C# Only)
Keyboard: CTRL + K, CTRL + S Menu: Edit | IntelliSense | Surround With Command: ...
Author: zainnab Date: 12/14/2011
Greatest Hits: Using the New IntelliSense - Pascal Case
Keyboard: CTRL + J Menu: Edit | IntelliSense | List Members Command: ...
Author: zainnab Date: 12/06/2011
Greatest Hits: Using Visual Studio 2010 IntelliSense with Keywords
Keyboard: CTRL + J Menu: Edit –> IntelliSense –> List Members Command: ...
Author: zainnab Date: 11/30/2011
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview: Multiple / Floating Tab Wells
Versions: Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview Make sure to get your copy of the new...
Author: zainnab Date: 11/29/2011
O’Reilly / MS Press Cyber Monday Ebook Deal
Now that I’m published the marketing folks send me all kinds of stuff on book specials. ...
Author: zainnab Date: 11/28/2011
Greatest Hits: Make IntelliSense Transparent
Keyboard: CTRL Versions: 2008,2010 Published: 10/17/2010 Code: vstipEdit0077...
Author: zainnab Date: 11/16/2011
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview: Preview Tab
[ NOTE: This post has been depricated. The new, updated post can be found here:...
Author: zainnab Date: 11/15/2011
Docking External Document Windows
Windows: CTRL + Double Click on Title Bar Menu: Window | Dock As Tabbed Document...
Author: zainnab Date: 11/10/2011
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview - Project Backward Compatibility (Round-Tripping)
[ NOTE: This post has been depricated. The new, updated post can be found here:...
Author: zainnab Date: 11/08/2011
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview: Quick Launch
[NOTE: This post has been depricated you can find the new post here:...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/29/2011
Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview: Visual Basic (VB) Call Hierarchy
Hey folks! Well Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview is here and the Visual Studio team has asked me...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/27/2011
Windows 8: Under the Hood
I know I normally stick to Visual Studio topics but thought I would throw in some Windows 8...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/12/2011
Coding Faster: Getting More Productive with Microsoft Visual Studio -- Getting the Appendix
Folks I just wanted to call it out since the book doesn’t really emphasize it as much as I...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/07/2011
Visual Studio vNext Performance Enhancements
Continuing on our odyssey of exploring the features in vNext, I thought we would look at some of the...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/06/2011
Visual Studio vNext IDE Enhancements
=== Quick Housekeeping Note: I’ve deprecated the old Visual Studio Tips extension and have...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/01/2011
Static Code Analysis – Understanding the Predefined Rules
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2010 Code: vstipTool0140 In vstipTool139 (“Static...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/25/2011
Static Code Analysis (aka FxCop) – Simple Code Analysis
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0139 In my extensive travels with...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/23/2011
Code Metrics: Working with Columns
Windows: Alt, V, M (press several times), Enter Menu: View | Other Windows | Code Metrics Results...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/18/2011
Code Metrics – Creating Work Items from Code Metrics Results
Windows: Alt, V, M (press several times), Enter Menu: View | Other Windows | Code Metrics Results...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/16/2011
Code Metrics: Code Metrics Results Exporting
Windows: Alt, V, M (press several times), Enter Menu: View | Other Windows | Code Metrics Results...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/11/2011
Code Metrics – Code Metrics Results Filtering
Windows: Alt, V, M (press several times), Enter Menu: View | Other Windows | Code Metrics Results...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/09/2011
FY12 Plans and The Almost Nearly Last Book Update for Now
Well folks, vacation is over for most of us and it’s time to get back to work. As most of you...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/03/2011
Extended Blog Vacation
Folks, I’ve decided to extend my blog-cation until August since that is when the book will be...
Author: zainnab Date: 07/05/2011
Visual Studio Toolbox with Robert Green
I just ran into Robert Green’s videos the other day and was very impressed. He does a great...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/22/2011
BizSpark / Windows Phone 7 Application Contest for Startup Companies
Do you have a startup company? Are you focused on Mobile Solutions using Windows Phone? My...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/17/2011
Kinect SDK Beta is Now Available!
https://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/kinectsdk/about.aspx For those that...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/16/2011
Debugger Canvas and Code Bubbles
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/debuggercanvas My good friend, Clint Edmonson, sent...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/15/2011
Book Update and Vacation
I just got an update on the expected date for the book and thought I would let you all know. Right...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/09/2011
Tips and Tricks Greatest Hits Webcasts
My good friend, Brian Madsen, over at the LinkedIn .NET User Group has asked me to do a couple of...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/31/2011
The Experiment: Give Me Your Thoughts
All, As you probably noticed the last five posts have been a departure from the...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/27/2011
Code Metrics – Maintainability Index
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0134 At long last it is time to...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/26/2011
Code Metrics – Class Coupling
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0133 As we continue looking...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/25/2011
Book Update
Hey folks just wanted to give you all an update on the book as I’ve had tons of people asking....
Author: zainnab Date: 05/23/2011
Code Metrics – Depth of Inheritance (DIT)
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0132 Continuing our examination of...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/19/2011
Code Metrics – Cyclomatic Complexity
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0131 When working with code...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/17/2011
Windows Phone 7 Unleashed Hackathon in Atlanta -- Monday, May 16th
Whether you are attending TechEd or are just in the Atlanta area and want to get some serious...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/15/2011
Code Metrics – Lines of Code
SKU: Premium, Ultimate Versions: 2008, 2010 Code: vstipTool0130 [updated 5/15/2011: NASA has...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/12/2011
Code Metrics – Calculating Metrics
Windows: Alt, N, M (selected projects); Alt, N, L (solution); Alt, V, E, M, M, M, Enter (results)...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/10/2011