Sunday, May 27, 2012

Visual Studio 11 Beta Product Guide

This Visual Studio 11 Beta Product Guide provides a comprehensive overview of scenarios and features regarding the new integrated development environment (IDE), Windows® 8 development, web development, and Application Life Cycle Management tools. This guide also provides information about the benefits that Visual Studio 11 Beta offers to diverse stakeholders in software delivery projects, including testers and operations staff.

visual-studio-11-beta-product-guide.pdf


- Table of Contents -
  • Introduction to Visual Studio 11 Beta
    Visual Studio 11 Beta
    Deploying Visual Studio 11 Beta
    Visual Studio 11 Beta Product Family
    What’s new in Visual Studio 11 Beta
    What’s new for Windows 8
    What’s new for the Web
    Developing to standards
    Summary

  • Visual Studio 11 Beta Developer Experience
    Introduction
    New User interface
    Project Compatibility
    Managing the Environment
    Platform Experience
    Services Experience
    Summary

  • Developing for Windows 8
    Windows 8 Applications are Simple to Use
    Windows 8 Applications Can Easily Connect and Communicate
    Windows 8 Applications Can Adapt to Their Environment
    Windows 8 Applications are Device Friendly
    Windows 8 Applications are Mobile and Scalable
    Windows 8 Applications are Trustworthy and Safe
    Windows Runtime and application model
    Choose from a broad range of application programming languages
    Create immersive games using the power of DirectX
    Compatibility with existing frameworks
    Tools and Resources for Developers
    Configuring, Packaging, and Publishing
    Making Native Code Libraries Available to Metro-style Applications
    Building Metro-style Applications with JavaScript by Using Visual Studio 11 Beta and Blend for Visual Studio
    Creating a new Metro-style JavaScript application
    Designing and Styling the User Interface with HTML and CSS
    Testing your Metro-style applications with JavaScript
    Building Metro-style Applications with C# and Visual Basic by Using Visual Studio 11 Beta
    Creating a new Metro-style application with C# or Visual Basic
    Designing and Styling the User Interface with XAML
    New features
    Debugging
    Deep asynchronous programming support in WINRT
    Hybrid applications
    Concurrency Visualizer
    Building Metro-style applications with C++ by Using Visual Studio 11 Beta
    Designing the User Interface
    Implementing Application Logic with C++
    Testing and Debugging C++ Applications
    Designing Games for Windows 8
    Viewing and basic editing of 3D models
    Visually designing shader programs and effect files
    Debugging and diagnostics of DirectX based output
    Summary

  • Developing for the Web
    Develop to Standards
    Use the latest HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with jQuery
    Use CSS to Style your Site
    Use jQuery and JavaScript to Make your Site Interactive and Responsive
    Use IntelliSense to Develop with Ease
    Easily Develop Sites
    Find Problems Faster
    Test, Debug and Deploy with Confidence
    View and Edit Web Pages in the IDE
    Develop for a Modern Platform
    Develop for Mobile Devices
    Easily Work with Data and State Information
    Integrate with Other Technologies
    Improve Performance
    Develop Single Page Applications
    Develop Web services
    Develop Asynchronous Services
    Use Workflows to Model Services
    Repurpose an Existing Service in a Workflow
    Maintain and Manage Workflows
    Use Full Duplex Communications
    Deploy Services Quickly
    Summary

  • Application Life Cycle Management with Visual Studio 11 Beta
    The Benefits of Visual Studio 11 Beta and Team Foundation Server 11 Beta
    Increasing Efficiency and Reducing Waste
    Including Customers in the Development Workflow
    Working in a Familiar Environment
    Managing the Life Cycle of a Modern Application
    Application Life Cycle Management Features in Visual Studio 11 Beta
    Managing a Project
    Gathering User Requirements
    Improving Developer Productivity
    Team Explorer
    Shelvesets
    Code Reviews
    Code-Clone Analysis
    Continuous Unit Testing
    Performing Exploratory Testing
    Providing Customer Feedback
    Getting Feedback from Applications in Production
    Working Closely with Operations Personnel
    Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 11 Beta in the Cloud
    Simple Sign-Up and Immediate Web Access
    Easy Collaboration with External Contributors
    No Infrastructure Management
    Support for Heterogeneous Environments
    Application Development
    Lab Management
    Conclusion

  • Visual Studio 11 Beta for Other Project Stakeholders 126
    Product Managers and Designers
    Project Managers
    Team Leaders and Architects
    Customers
    Testers
    End-user Developers
    Operations Staff
    Conclusion

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