visual-studio-2010

Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate & Silverlight 4 Beta - compatibility

I didn't find out about this until I already upgraded VS2010, but according to Visual Studio Magazine : In VS2010 Beta 2, many developers reported issues when working with XAML and Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight. The VS2010 RC supports Silverlight 3.0 apps. Silverlight 4.0, still in beta, is not supported...

.NET 4.0 vs 3.5 runtime performance

Now that VS2010 is in RC it seems it's only matter of weeks until first new 'core' runtime release since 2.0. Whilst I do not have immediate needs to upgrade I'm wondering if anyone has done some performance testing/benchmarking between the two. If there are any noticeable performance gains then it would be beneficial to recompile exis...

VS 2010 RC installer crashes

Has anyone heard of a fix for the VS 2010 RC installer crash? I've seen it mentioned a couple times on Connect, but no word on a work-around. ...

Does github have a Visual Studio Addin?

We are about to start a project and preparing the development environment. I was searching the possibilities of using github along with Visual Studio 10. so does github have a Visual Studio Addin? ...

VS 2010 and MBUnit how to run just one test

I have Gallio/MbUnit installed and am using VS 2010 RC and I want to be able to run a single unit test or just all unit tests inside of a TestFixture and not all the tests in the entire project everytime I debug. How do you do this in VS 2010? ...

Do I also need to upgrade to TFS 2010 RC?

I'm currently using the beta2 versions VS2010 Ultimate and TFS. I want to upgrade to the VS to the RC release, and I dont mind that, not much trouble. However, Do I need to install the TFS again for it to work? Because that would probably wouldn't be as smooth as just VS... ...

How to auto-sync any custom control on the page of testing project with the modified assembly of the custom control on the other project?

In the case of Visual Web Developer, How to automatically update any custom controls on the test page if I modify the assembly of the custom control? It is tedious if I must remove the custom controls from the page and redrag and redrop them again and again during development testing. Thank you. ...

I can't edit selected text foreground color in Visual Studio 2010. Anyone know how to do this?

Let me show you: As you can see "Item foreground" is disabled. I want to believe there's something wrong on my end because being able to choose the colors you use to program in is a basic right for a programmer. No one should ever take that feature away and go unpunished. ...

Google Test and Visual Studio 2010 RC

Has anyone tried to build gtest 1.4.0 under VS 2010 RC? I get about 400 errors when I try to build it. Thanks in advance. ...

VS 2010 asp.net mvc v1 project upgrade

It seems I cannot upgrade my ASP.NET MVC v1 project to be able to open it in Visual Studio 2010. Anyone noticed that already? "The project type is not supported by this installation." ?? edit...I actually want to upgrade it to ASP.NET MVC v2 if possible. If not, I will probably create a new ASP.NET MVC v2 project and copy the files th...

If you need only version control and bug/issue tracking, is TFS too much?

We are a small Microsoft shop with 4 developers. We like the idea to have everything integrated and under the same SQL database but not to deal with too many features or a complexity we don't need. The other option would be to use two distinct third party tools. We also wonder if VS2010 version control and bug/issue tracking capabilitie...

How can I install WTL 8.0 Project Wizards in VS 2010?

I've downloaded the WTL 8.0 package and come to find the scripts to install App Wizards don't support VS 2010. Does anyone know of updates scripts to support installation in VS 2010? Thank you! ...

Error running edmgen on entity framework ssdl, csdl and msl files

I have created a Entity Framework mapping based on the book "Microsoft Entity Framework in Action". The OrderIT DB is available for download from the link. I am on VS 2010 RC and this is my first serious try of EF. But I keep getting an error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Model.edmx" I have broken the...

Is it really worth purchasing R# for VS2010?

Hi I heard that R#5.0 (still in beta) will support VS 2010. My question is VS2010 == VS2008 + ReSharper ? I know there are many improvements to VS2010, so I 'm not sure weather is it really worth purchasing the R#5.0 for VS2010? ...

Can I run VS 2008 and VS 2010 on the same computer?

I want to install VS 2010 RC but do not want to get rid of VS 2008 until the 2010 final release. ...

Pass by reference impossible?

I'm trying to use a for_each loop in my code, but I'm getting the following error: cannot convert parameter 1 from 'std::pair<_Ty1,_Ty2>' to 'std::pair<_Ty1,_Ty2> &' here's the offending code: typedef stdext::hash_map< std::string, std::list<DefaultTestContext> > CompleteTestList; static void RunMappedTests(pair<string, ...

What does BootstrapperPackage mean inside the *.csproj project

I am upgrading lots of C# projects from vs.net 2008 to vs.net 2010 rc. I notice that the upgrade creates a BootstrapperPackage section inside the *.csproj file (include Microsoft.NET.Framework.3.5 and 3.5sp1). I wonder what the BootstrapperPackage does and do I need them? ...

Code Contract's properties in Visual Studio 2010 Pro RC

So it seems there should be a "Code Contracts" tab in Visual Studio 2010's properties. I can't find it anywhere. Maybe it's a problem with my Visual Studio installation? I am running the RC version. This is what I have: Anyone knows what might be wrong? Maybe I am looking in the wrong place? Thanks ...

Tips to help debug "Could not load file or assembly X or one of its dependencies"

I'm looking for tips/suggestions/insights to help debug an on application load issue; Could not load file or assembly... The solution/project where I'm experiencing this issue is a conversion from a working copy in Visual Studio 2008 to the Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate. The conversion process appeared to be successful, and all t...

How can I generate Virtual Properties with the AssemblyBuilder in C# 4.0?

I'm currently working on creating an Assembly with virtual properties. The examples on MSDN are only creating normal properties. How do I create a class inside an assembly which has virtual properties? I would like to be able to generate a class like this: public class ClassA { public virtual int Id { get; set; } ...