Introducing Visual Studio

start the course
describe the current state of the .NET architecture
install Microsoft Visual Studio on your workstation
continue to use Visual Studio beyond the trial period
recognize the main features of the Visual Studio IDE
sign in to Visual Studio
use different VS accounts for different purposes
view and act on notification events in Visual Studio
tailor your Visual Studio install to your tastes
view and act on notification events in Visual Studio
add and edit menus, toolbars, and actions in Visual Studio
start using the Visual Studio IDE
arrange the panels in Visual Studio to suit your workflow
modify the Visual Studio start page
integrate external tools into your Visual Studio installation
synchronize Visual Studio settings across workstations
use Visual Studio Team Services and Foundation Server
begin work on a new Visual Studio project
use the Visual Studio IDE features when writing code
compile code into executable applications in Visual Studio
test code for correctness in Visual Studio
troubleshoot and debug issues in code in Visual Studio
locate performance issues in code in Visual Studio
use cloud solutions within Visual Studio projects
connect to and manage data stored in databases
prepare your application for release
install or develop Visual Studio extensions
write and compile a simple application

Visual Studio Frameworks and Tools

start the course
describe the Git version control software
identify features and benefits of GitHub
connect to the GitHub versioning service
create a GitHub repository
publish your work to GitHub
use Team Foundation Server with Visual Studio
describe programming models for creating interactive web content using ASP.NET with Visual Studio
use the Model-View-Controller paradigm with ASP.NET
describe the Web API framework for building web services
use Bower to manage project dependencies
use Gulp to manage building your project
use Grunt to perform build operations in your project
use TypeScript to develop a web application
use SignalR to push content to clients in real time
use AngularJS to create a client-side web app
identify tools for styling applications
use Knockout to create an MVVM client
use Bootstrap to improve and style your user interface
develop an app using the Universal Windows platform
use Xamarin to target Android and iOS platforms
use Apache Cordova to develop mobile applications
develop multi-platform games with Unity and Visual Studio
develop cross-platform apps with the .NET Execution Environment
target code to the CoreCLR, the classic .NET Framework, or both
use Node.js tools with Visual Studio
use Entity Framework to access database objects
use Cloud Explorer to work with Azure resources
develop a basic UWP application