Pro Visual Studio .NET

Visual Studio is the only suitable environment for professional development of .NET 1.1, and it is just about the only choice for developers in Microsoft technology. It is a complex and feature-rich vehicle mainly for C#, VB .NET, and web development, and drawing out its full potential can be a challenge for novice and professional programmers alike.

Pro Visual Studio .NET reveals and demystifies Visual Studio to enable programmers to do their job more quickly and with fewer errors. The authors of this book are all well known in each field of .NET development, and offer their hands-on experience of making the tool work in the real world. They'll show you how to tweak this environment to get the very best out of it, and you'll learn by seeing practical tasks put into, and through Studio, to get the best results.

1 An IDE Tour.- 2 Building Windows Applications.- 3 Web Application Development.- 4 Data Tool Orientation.- 5 Mobile Client Development.- 6 Team Development with VS.NET.- 7 Performance Testing.- 8 Project Deployment.- 9 Crystal Reports for .NET.- 10 Customization.- 11 Add-Ins.- 12 Macros.- 13 Wizards.- Appendix A Project Files.- Project Types and Their Associated Files.- Project File Types Explained.- Appendix B Visual Studio .NET Directory Structure.- Installation Directories.- Language Directories.- Tools.- MSDE.- Graphics.- Templates.- Interoperability.- Project Directories.- .NET Framework Directories.- Framework Versions.- The Global Assembly Cache.- ASP.NET Directories.- Temporary ASP.NET Files.- VSWebCache.- aspnet_client.- FrontPage Extensions.- Special Directories.- Appendix C Certification.- Overview of Microsoft Certification.- Certification Process.- Certification Tracks.- Booking an Exam.- Preparing for a Microsoft Exam.- Taking the Exam.- Microsoft Certified Professional.- What You Are Being Tested For.- Choosing Your Exam.- Microsoft Certified Application Developer.- What You Are Being Tested For.- Core Exams.- Second Core Exam.- Elective Exams.- Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer.- Solution Architectures Exam Topics.- After MCSD.- Microsoft Certified Database Administrator.- Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator.- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.- Specialization.- Non-Microsoft Certification.- Exam Resources.- Exam Requirements.- Study Guides.- Practice Tests.- Training.- Summary.

Kunal Cheda is a senior analyst working with Syntel India Ltd. He started his career with VB 5.0 in 1998, and since then he has used variety of languages and platforms, including VB .NET, C#, Java, Remoting, web services, ASP, and ASP.NET, among others. Kunal was awarded the "Most Valuable Professional" award from Microsoft for .NET and is currently a Microsoft India Communities Star. He enjoys teaching others, programming, and architecting distributed solutions. His hobbies include playing guitar and listening music. He can be reached at kunalcheda@hotmail.com.