1. Introduction to Visual Studio Using C#
The purpose of this tutorial is to introduce the basics of working in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 software development environment using the C# (“C Sharp”) programming language. Microsoft Visual Studio (VS) consists of a collection of tools that allow a programmer to edit, compile, debug, test and deploy applications on a variety of operating systems such as Microsoft Windows and Windows Mobile devices. Such tools are often called an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Other popular IDEs include Eclipse (www.eclipse.org) and Xcode (developer.apple.com/xcode).
Microsoft offers a number of different versions and levels of VS products that vary in their features. For a comparison, please visit the Microsoft VS web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us
Visual Studio 2010 provides tools for writing and compiling programs written in Visual Basic, C++, C#, and F#. This tutorial will focus on using VS for C# development.
There are a number of ways to develop C# programs including:
- Windows Console Application (Console).
- Windows Application using Windows Forms tools. (See my tutorial here
- Windows Application using Windows Presentation Framework (WPF).
This tutorial focuses on writing Console applications using the C# language using the 2010 version of Visual Studio Ultimate.
