Murach's C# - Introduction to Visual Studio .NET

This chapter introduces you to the basic concepts and skills that you need for working with C#, the .NET Framework, and Visual Studio .NET. This is the background that you need for getting started right with C#, and it's especially good for novice programmers or programmers who haven't worked with Visual Studio or .NET before.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Visual Studio .NET
An introduction to the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET 4
Windows Forms and Web Forms applications 6
The components of the .NET Framework 8
How a C# application is compiled and run 10
How C# differs from the other .NET languages 10
How C# differs from Java 10
A tour of Visual Studio 12
How to use the Start page 12
How to customize Visual Studio for use with C# 14
Solutions and projects 16
How to open or close an existing project 16
How to work with the IDE 18
How to use the Code Editor 20
How to use the Solution Explorer 22
How to work with the windows in the IDE 24
How to test a project 26
How to build a project 26
How to run a project 26


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