Visual Studio Toolbox
- 65 Episodes
With its focus on tooling both in and outside of Visual Studio, this show will help you become a more productive developer. Join your host Robert Green and see what tools you can put in your Visual Studio Toolbox.
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27 minutes, 37 secondsVisual Studio Toolbox: Simplification of the Visual Studio 11 Development EnvironmentMar 14, 2012 at 7:56 AM
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In this episode, Sam Zaiss and Dan Dole of the Visual Studio User Experience team join us to talk about simplification and reduction in the Visual Studio 11 development environment. They show how much easier it is to navigate both within code and within the IDE, and also that the complexity of the… -
14 minutes, 22 secondsVisual Studio Toolbox: Training Courses and KitsDec 21, 2011 at 3:55 PM 3
In this episode, Robert highlights the Online Training Courses and Offline Training Kits he and his colleagues produce. He focuses on two that he owns—one for Visual Studio 2010 and one for Visual Studio 11—and shows that you can review the training course material online at MSDN as well… -
50 minutes, 25 secondsVisual Studio Toolbox: Blend and HTML-flavored Metro Style AppsApr 18, 2012 at 8:25 AM 5
Previously on Visual Studio Toolbox, Robert showed how to use Visual Studio 11 and JavaScript to start building Metro style apps for Windows 8. In this episode, Kirupa Chinnathambi shows us how to use Blend for Visual Studio to create good looking apps. He demonstrates how Blend is an excellent… -
42 minutes, 35 secondsVisual Studio Toolbox: Debugger CanvasMay 23, 2012 at 8:15 AM 7
In this episode, Kael Rowan of Microsoft Research joins us and shows the Debugger Canvas. Debugger Canvas is a power tool for Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate that pulls together the code you're exploring onto a single pan-and-zoom display. As you hit breakpoints or step into code, Debugger Canvas… -
50 minutes, 58 secondsVisual Studio Toolbox: What's New in the Windows Azure June 2012 ReleaseJun 20, 2012 at 8:25 AM 2
In this episode, Nick Harris joins us to talk about what's new in Windows Azure tooling. On Cloud Cover, Nick and his co-hosts covered the Windows Azure June 2012 Release from a much broader perspective. Here, we take a different approach and look at the new release from the perspective of… -
17 minutes, 29 secondsSample Browser Visual Studio ExtensionNov 28, 2012 at 8:38 AM 8
Mei Liang returns to the show this week to demonstrate the latest version of the Sample Browser extension for Visual Studio. This extension provides a way for developers to search and download more than 3500 code samples from within Visual Studio, including over 700 Windows 8 samples and more than… -
15 minutes, 38 secondsVisual Studio Achievements For Windows Store AppsJan 23, 2013 at 8:33 AM 3
In this episode, Karsten Januszewski joins us to talk about the latest version of the Visual Studio Achievements extension. Once you install this extension, you can unlock achievements based on things you do in Visual Studio. The latest version adds nineteen new achievements oriented toward… -
1 hour, 3 minutes, 7 secondsVirtualization for DevelopersMar 20, 2013 at 8:13 AM 4
There's always new stuff to play with, whether a preview version of Windows, a CTP of Visual Studio, or a prerelease of an upcoming version of ASP.NET or Entity Framework. Getting ahead of the curve and learning early sounds great, but how do you do it? You don't want to install these early bits on… -
20 minutes, 43 secondsVisual Studio Toolbox: Interview with Billy HollisJul 05, 2012 at 8:12 AM 2
In this episode—taped at TechEd North America—Robert chats with Billy Hollis, a consultant and trainer who is a widely recognized expert on XAML and design. Robert and Billy have a freewheeling discussion that focuses mostly on the design of Windows 8 apps. -
55 minutes, 14 secondsVisual Studio Toolbox: Designing XAML-based Metro style apps with Visual Studio and BlendApr 25, 2012 at 7:26 AM 8
Previously on Visual Studio Toolbox, Robert showed how to use Visual Studio 11 and XAML to start building Metro style apps for Windows 8. In this episode, Joanna Mason shows us how to use Visual Studio's XAML Designer and Blend to make these apps better looking. She demonstrates how powerful…
