visual-studio-2010

VS2008 to VS2010 project conversion

I have a component project build in VS2008 and targeting the .NET Framework 3.5. I recently downloaded the VS2010 Beta 1 to make sure this project would convert over correctly when the time comes to switch to the new IDE. This project contains references to a couple of 3rd party dlls built against version 2.0 of the framework. I chang...

When is Visual Studio 2010 expected to RTM?

Microsoft originally slated the final release build for April 12, 2010. Somasegar said the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 releases will now be pushed back "a few weeks." I know the version / product name says "2010", but that doesn't necessarily mean that it will RTM in 2010. After all VS'2008 RTM'd in November 2007. The las...

Visual Studio 2010 Make and Install Templates

I am using F# and i found that the available templates were a bit to sparse for my liking, and i want to make more. How would i go about doing that? also, how would i install these templates after I've made them? ...

Where is the sample code for the Visual Studio 2010 extension to format code comments?

I was at PDC last year and saw a demo of an add-in for the next version of Visual Studio (2010), where the display of code comments for a C# code file had custom formatting. I was under the impression that he code for this add-in was available somewhere, but I've not been able to find it anywhere. The talk to which I'm referring was ...

Is Visual Studio 2010 beta 1 usable?

I saw that Beta 1 of VS2010 was publicly availible. My question to those of you who has tried it is: does it work good? Will it cause my computer to blow up in tiny pieces? Will it crash randomly? Will it work with some minor glitches? Or is it just perfect from bottom up? I'm only coding school- and hobby-stuff, so nothing that some...

Great resources in F# for beginners use and examples for business.

Are there some links to great resources for F# for: Beginners use. Examples in applying it to business and enterprise applications. What I meant by great is similar to the videos presented in the Learn section of ASP.NET and WindowsClient.net. Thanks. ...

How is Visual Studio 2010 performance compared to 2008?

Thinking about installing Visual Studio on my Asus eee 1000HE. Since it is not a very powerful machine, I am wondering if I should install 2008 or the new 2010. Looks like there has been a lot of changes done to the UI, etc. Does that mean that it now runs smoother as well? Or is it actually heavier to run? ...

PowerShell ISE WPF control in-lining

I have heard that the PowerShell ISE uses the same WPF text editor as VisualStudio 2010 and the Oslo IntelliPad. I know that you can extend this editor in VisualStudio by inserting your own WPF control into the editor's XAML file. My question now: Is this also possible with the PowerShellISE? Did anybody try to do this yet? ...

Can't step into iterator block whilst debugging (C#)

I'm trying to debug my code which is being executed from a unit test project, but when I try to step into a method, it just passes straight onto the next line and the breakpoint inside that method isn't hit. The method is on a class which is in a different project, but all the code is built in debug mode and I've tried cleaning and rebui...

How can I stop Visual Studio automatically upgrading projects?

I'd like to give VS2k10 a shot, but I'm in a VS2k8 environment. I compared the upgraded project files in VS2k10 and the only difference was the updated version number - how can I stop VS from doing this? ...

How Do I: Create a Breakpoint Using Conditions? [C# Express]

I've been seeing this in my Visual C# 2008 RSS Feed forever now: I'm pretty sure this is a VS 2010 only feature, but I was wondering if there is anyway to replicate this in VS 2008? ...

Installation fails when trying to install VS2010 Beta on Windows 7RC

I've been trying this off and on for weeks now. Installation fails on the step where it tries to install Microsoft Help 3.0 Beta 1. I've tried to even install Microsoft Help 3.0 Beta 1 manually off the iso and it fails too saying .NET 4.0 has to be installed even though I have installed that correctly. Anyone have any ideas? This is dri...

Does Visual C++ 2010 Beta 1 have unique_ptr, and if not, where can I get a C++0x reference implementation?

I do know: It wasn't in the CTP It's slated to be in the final release I can't find it in Beta 1 I want to play with it ...

Most important feature in Visual Studio 2010

What is the most important or awaited feature in Visual Studio 2010?? ...

How to use DLR with MEF in .Net 4.0?

There were promises from the MEF team that MEF will support DLR plugins in the .Net 4.0. Did it happen already and I can [Import] some IronPython objects? If yes, any links to the topic would be helpful. ...

What is Visual Studio Keyboard Equivalent of Resharper F12 (Go to the next / previous highlight)?

When working with Resharper, I often used F12 and Shift+F12 to cycle through all the highlighted 'errors' found by Resharper. That keystroke, Alt+Enter, Alt+Up & Alt+Down are my favorite way to fix errors quickly w/ Resharper. I know you can do Shift+Alt+F10 / Ctrl+. to fix the squiggly errors offered by the smart tags, but I need a f...

Build Quality

We have 3 branches {Dev,Test,Release} and will have continuous integration set up for each branch. We want to be able to assign build qualities to each branch i.e. Dev - Ready for test... Has anyone any experience with this that can offer any advice/best practice approach? We are using TFS 2008 and we are aware that it has Build Quali...

Infinite loop in SharePoint Workflow

Hi guys, I'm making a demo workflow that is a while loop with a sequence of a single delay, that delays for 5 seconds. I've made the while loop use a Declarative Rule Condition where I set it to 1 == 1. All fine, but the loop only ever loops once, and then my workflow sais "Error Occurred". Any idea what's going on? For the record, th...

VS2010 beta 1 Intellisense Speed

I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1. Intellisense is SO SLOW. There's a good half a second delay after I press any key in the source code window. This is absolutely crippling to my development speed. Is there anything I can do to speed up Intellisense? I lost my Visual Studio 2008 key :(. ...

VS 2010 Beta 1 doesn't recognize the System.Printing.PrintTicket class

I'm having the following problem using the Visual Studio 2010 Team System Beta 1: While working on some printing code, I tried to declare a variable of type System.Printing.PrintTicket, but Visual Studio doesn't seem to recognize that the class exists. It appears in the MSDN documentation, and other classes like System.Printing.PrintQue...