Visual Studio Essential Training: 00 Setup and Configuration

Explore the versions and editions of Visual Studio, then learn how to download, install, and configure Visual Studio settings for your development needs.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Why you should watch this course
• What you should know before watching

1. How Visual Studio Releases Impact This Series

• Which version should you install?
• For the Visual Studio 2015 developer
• For the Visual Studio 2017 developer

2. Setup

• Download the installer
• Install Visual Studio (VS) 2015
• Install VS 2017: Examine the Product section
• Install VS 2017: Choose the installer workloads
• Verify the install

3. Configure

• Initial configuration
• Other configuration

4. Exercise Files

• Using zipped exercise files
• Clone the exercise files from GitHub
• Use checkout to open exercise files from Git branches

Conclusion

• What's next