Learning C# 3.0

Summary

• Visual Studio 2008 is a powerful tool with many features to make writing programs easier.

• The Start Page provides an overview of your programming environment and a list of recent projects.

• A solution is a set of related projects, and a project is a set of related code files and associated resources, such as images and so on.

• Visual Studio 2008 has a number of templates that allow you to create particular types of projects, such as windows or web applications.

• Among other things, C# Express 2008 provides WYSIWYG support for building, testing, and debugging graphical user interfaces (GUIs).

• Every window in C# Express 2008 can be resized and moved.

• To run your application, select Start or Start Without Debugging, or press F5 or Ctrl-F5.

• The Clipboard Ring can hold a number of different selections that you can cycle through.

• The Find and Replace feature lets you locate text strings in the current file or other files, using normal text or regular expressions.

• Bookmarks enable you to mark spots in your code so that you can easily find them later.

• IntelliSense saves you keystrokes and can help you discover methods and required arguments by (for example) listing possible completions to what you’re typing.

• The Properties window displays properties for the currently selected item.

There’s your whirlwind tour of the C# Express interface. If you’re new to programming, the IDE probably looks quite intimidating—it has a lot more features and windows than your average Windows application. As with ...