Chapter Five. Using Visual Studio .NET

So far, I have built all of the examples using the command-line tools in the .NET Framework SDK. Unless you are a luddite or a glutton for punishment, you will probably not write software for the .NET Framework using these primitive tools. Most people will use Visual Studio .NET, or some other IDE to write software for the .NET Platform. Visual Studio .NET is the latest version of Microsoft's Visual Studio product that was specifically designed for the .NET Framework. It contains integrated form designers, code and image editors, an integrated debugger, and new design tools for creating XML schemas and database queries. It also contains a design tool called the server explorer that allows you to view all ...

Get .NET and COM Interoperability Handbook, The now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.