Introduction

Who This Book Is For

This book is an overview of all the important features in .NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012. We believe that by providing introductory content and easy-to-read, hello-world-type examples, readers will be made aware of the opportunities available in this release and want to explore them in more detail.

How This Book Is Structured

We have split the book into a number of different chapters, each exploring a different area of .NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012:

  • Chapter 1 Introduction: overview of NET 4.5 and Visual Studio 2012 including the dominant themes within this release
  • Chapter 2 IDE Improvements: features that will benefit all users, such as Quick Launch, preview tabs, new search options, improved multi-monitor ...

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