Hi Friends,
Here sharing some of few features coming in VS2012. I'll try to post the details in future, once getting chance to work on VS2012.
Visual studio 2012 RC features:
UI features:
1. Very first thing logo and look has been changed
2. Very fast to start in comparison to VS2010
3. Elegant project or file search option in solution explorer, where referesh and other buttons are present.
4. Above this search box, back,farward and home buttons are present (same as in browsers)
5. In VS2010 and previos version, we can see only class and other files present in solution explorer. To view its methods we need to open that class. But now in 2012 tree like structure is given, where you can open that tree all methods, properties in that class will be visible in solution explorer. One of the ultimate feature and time saving.
6. A quikc launch is alson included in VS2012.
7. Allow editing of code while it is in running state.
8. Now in VS2012 it becomes quite easy to develop XNA apps. For this follow the following steps:
Create a new Class Library Project in .NET Framework 4.5(later we'll transform it to Windows Application)
Add reference of XNA .dlls from a .NET Framework 4.5 project as a reference but as an extension!
9. Metro Style Application Development
This is the greatest feature and only available for the Window 8 operating system. To develop a Metro style application, you need to download and install the Windows 8 Release Preview Evaluation copy which is freely available on the Microsoft site. Once you install the Window 8 Release Preview, install Visual Studio 2012 RC.
Select File -> New -> Project which will open the "New Project" window. Select Visual C# or Visual Basic from the Template (my favorite is Visual C#) and go to "Windows Metro style".
Here you have the options to select the kind of Metro style application you want to develop.
(Note: Metro style applications are only available for .Net Framework 4.0 and .Net Framework 4.5.)
10. New class view is introduced in new version. All buttons like NewFolder, back-forward buttons, settings,class icon came under in this classview.
11. Bundling: It lets us combine multiple JavaScript (.js) files or multiple cascading style sheet (.css) files so that they can be downloaded as a unit, rather than making individual HTTP requests.
11. Minification: It squeezes out whitespace and performs other types of compression to make the downloaded files as small as possible. At runtime, the process identifies the user agent, for example IE, Mozilla, etc. and then removes whatever is specific to Mozilla when the request comes from IE.
In earlier version we need to reference each js and css file in our master or other pages. But now if we add all js files in js folder and all css files in css folder. Then we need to give reference of that folder only. thats it.For this we need to use the NuGet packages. I also need to go in its detail.
Here sharing some of few features coming in VS2012. I'll try to post the details in future, once getting chance to work on VS2012.
Visual studio 2012 RC features:
UI features:
1. Very first thing logo and look has been changed
2. Very fast to start in comparison to VS2010
3. Elegant project or file search option in solution explorer, where referesh and other buttons are present.
4. Above this search box, back,farward and home buttons are present (same as in browsers)
5. In VS2010 and previos version, we can see only class and other files present in solution explorer. To view its methods we need to open that class. But now in 2012 tree like structure is given, where you can open that tree all methods, properties in that class will be visible in solution explorer. One of the ultimate feature and time saving.
6. A quikc launch is alson included in VS2012.
7. Allow editing of code while it is in running state.
8. Now in VS2012 it becomes quite easy to develop XNA apps. For this follow the following steps:
Create a new Class Library Project in .NET Framework 4.5(later we'll transform it to Windows Application)
Add reference of XNA .dlls from a .NET Framework 4.5 project as a reference but as an extension!
9. Metro Style Application Development
This is the greatest feature and only available for the Window 8 operating system. To develop a Metro style application, you need to download and install the Windows 8 Release Preview Evaluation copy which is freely available on the Microsoft site. Once you install the Window 8 Release Preview, install Visual Studio 2012 RC.
Select File -> New -> Project which will open the "New Project" window. Select Visual C# or Visual Basic from the Template (my favorite is Visual C#) and go to "Windows Metro style".
Here you have the options to select the kind of Metro style application you want to develop.
(Note: Metro style applications are only available for .Net Framework 4.0 and .Net Framework 4.5.)
10. New class view is introduced in new version. All buttons like NewFolder, back-forward buttons, settings,class icon came under in this classview.
11. Bundling: It lets us combine multiple JavaScript (.js) files or multiple cascading style sheet (.css) files so that they can be downloaded as a unit, rather than making individual HTTP requests.
11. Minification: It squeezes out whitespace and performs other types of compression to make the downloaded files as small as possible. At runtime, the process identifies the user agent, for example IE, Mozilla, etc. and then removes whatever is specific to Mozilla when the request comes from IE.
In earlier version we need to reference each js and css file in our master or other pages. But now if we add all js files in js folder and all css files in css folder. Then we need to give reference of that folder only. thats it.For this we need to use the NuGet packages. I also need to go in its detail.
