Professional Visual Studio 2008 is a book about the power of the development environment that makes up the core of this application. It explores each aspect of the development life cycle from a perspective of how Visual Studio 2008 can make a programmer’s life easier. From common tasks and functions to the lesser used but powerful tools that accompany the main code editing and design windows, this book walks through every facet of the IDE (Integrated Development Environment). Rather than leaving the explanation of the IDE as a simple description, every chapter illustrates real world usages for every tool, command and shortcut discussed so the reader can more easily apply what he or she learns as they go. 

True Grit developers build everything from scratch. With this book, developers learn how to do heavy lifting without back strain. This book demonstrates all the diverse facets of Microsoft’s Visual Studio. The authors are covering every significant aspect of the IDE by answering the questions, “Where is the feature used, and why and how do I use it?” No other books on the market offer this approach.