1A Quick Tour
Ever since software has been developed, there has been a need for tools to help write, compile, debug, and deploy applications. Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is the next iteration in the continual evolution of a best-of-breed integrated development environment (IDE).
This chapter introduces the Visual Studio 2017 user experience and shows you how to work with the various menus, toolbars, and windows. It serves as a quick tour of the IDE, and as such it doesn’t go into detail about what settings can be changed or how to go about customizing the layout because these topics are explored in the following chapters.
GETTING STARTED
Recent versions of Visual Studio have seen incremental improvements in the installation experience. However, Visual Studio 2017 has pretty much completely revamped the installation options and workflow. It has been designed to not only get you up and running quickly, but also to easily select only those options you need to have installed. This section walks you through the installation process and getting started with the IDE.
Installing Visual Studio 2017
The installer for Visual Studio 2017 is what Microsoft calls a “low-impact installer.” The idea arose as Microsoft compared the footprint used by Visual Studio 2015 with the kinds of experiences ...
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