Visual Studio Essential Training: 01 Exploring the Visual Studio Ecosystem

Get a comprehensive overview of Visual Studio 2015, including tools such as Team Foundation Server, Azure, and Blend.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• What you should know

1. Exploring the Visual Studio Ecosystem

• Visual Studio overview for beginners
• Visual Studio overview for pros
• Exploring the versions of Visual Studio 2015
• Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Online
• Installing Visual Studio
• How Visual Studio changes the developer computer
• Exploring the Visual Studio command prompt
• First look at the integrated development environment (IDE)
• First look at the code editors
• Logins and Microsoft accounts
• Personalization and shared settings
• Notifications
• Understanding Azure and Visual Studio
• Exploring Blend
• Using Blend

Conclusion

• Goodbye