Introducing Visual Studio 11

The world has changed with .NET 4.5 and Windows 8. Have questions about what's changed? Heard a lot of about developing for Metro and WinRT but aren't quite sure where to start?

Discover what's new for Visual Studio developers in the latest version with Introducing Visual Studio 11.Inside, you'll find all the information you need to get up to speed on different capabilities of Visual Studio 11.  With this book in hand, step through the host of new features and improvements to the Visual Studio 11 IDE, and learn how to make the most effective use of new capabilities with an end-to-end demo application of an incident management system built as a case study.

Whether you are a current developer using Visual Studio 2010 needing to understand and update your applications to .NET 4.5 or Windows 8 using Visual Studio 11, or if you are a developer just beginning in Windows and need a quick introduction to making the most of the Visual Studio 11 environment, Introducing .NET 4.5 provides a well-paced onramp to developing applications with Visual Studio 11.

What you’ll learn

• Learn what’s new in the Visual Studio 11 IDE.
• Grasp the nuances of user interface design, data access, and services in Visual Studio 11 applications.
• Learn about improvements in the .NET 4.5 framework.
• Learn about rapid prototype development using the integrated Lightswitch feature.
• Learn how to control access to applications and open your code to integrate with other applications.
• Learn how to deploy and maintain applications within Visual Studio 11.

Who this book is for

Whether you are an advanced Windows or web application developer looking to get up to speed quickly with the new Visual Studio environment, or you are on the business side with an inclination towards developing applications that can help the organization, Introducing Visual Studio 11provides a good foundation for understanding the development and deployment of business applications.