Application Development in Visual Studio

Visual Studio provides tools to design, develop, debug, and deploy applications.

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The elements that are contained in the IDE.	Walkthrough: Create a Simple Application with Visual C# or Visual Basic
Creating solutions, projects, and files for your applications.	Solutions and Projects
Tracking work, managing bugs, using version control, and defining builds by using Team Foundation.	Using Team Foundation to Manage Development Processes
Using select designers and editors to create the UI for your applications.	Designing Code and User Interfaces
Exploring code, using IntelliSense features, creating code snippets, and customizing your editing experience.	Writing Code in the Code and Text Editor
Creating, configuring, and managing builds.	Building Applications in Visual Studio
Setting breakpoints, handling exceptions, using edit and continue, and using other techniques for fine-tuning an application.	Debugging in Visual Studio
Verifying code, analyzing performance, and using code metrics, among other optimizations.	Improving Quality with Visual Studio Diagnostic Tools
Creating setup executables, packaging files, and publishing websites.	Deploying Applications, Services, and Components
Designing and developing applications to make it easier to distribute the application to a global audience.	Globalizing and Localizing Applications
Automate common tasks and extend Visual Studio features.	Automation and Extensibility for Visual Studio
Extend Visual Studio and develop new products that are integrated with Visual Studio.	Visual Studio Software Development Kit (SDK)