The Ultimate Visual Studio Tips and Tricks Blog
by Zain Naboulsi
Team Foundation Server Usage at Microsoft
My very good friend, Randy Pagels, recently posted some TFS usage data. You can find the PDF here:...
Date: 01/20/2014
Which version control system should I use in Team Foundation Server 2013: TFVC and GIT Comparison
I recently had a discussion with a customer about our GIT support. I thought I would share this...
Date: 01/08/2014
2014 Begins: My Thoughts On Finding Personal Satisfaction
Happy New Year! It’s time to begin 2014 and get some great stuff going this year!...
Date: 01/06/2014
The Case For Agile Over Waterfall
This article came about as the result of a recent trip I made to a customer. I was presenting on TFS...
Date: 11/07/2013
Visual Studio 2013 RTM Available!
Apologies for the delay on this one. I briefly toyed with the idea of retiring the blog and...
Date: 11/06/2013
WorkItem Glass
So in my quest to find new and interesting interfaces for TFS, my buddy Chris Koenig introduced me...
Date: 09/27/2013
SafeNight: Helping Domestic Violence Victims
Myfriends at Caravan Studios <,the">www.caravanstudios.org>,the newest division of TechSoup...
Date: 09/13/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Cut or Delete the Current Line
You can quickly and easily cut or delete the current line. Just do one of the suggestions below....
Date: 09/12/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Never Cut or Copy a Blank Line Again
Ever cut something then accidentally cut a blank line? I can't really think of a good reason...
Date: 09/11/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Zooming In and Out of Text in the Editor
This week I thought we would focus on some fun quickies that have been in Visual Studio since at...
Date: 09/10/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Release Candidate Available Today!
Hey Folks :) Wanted to let you know that the Visual Studio 2013 and Team Foundation Server 2013...
Date: 09/09/2013
VMware or Microsoft?–Did you know that there’s no extra charge?
My good friend, Kevin Remde, is writing a great series comparing VMWare technology to our Hyper-V...
Date: 09/06/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: Application Lifecycle Management Virtual Machine and Hands-on-Labs / Demo Scripts
If you have been following the blog then you know I am a HUGE fan of Brian Keller’s VS/TFS...
Date: 08/29/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Working in the Breakpoints Window
NOTE: This is an older feature. I’ve updated the information for VS2013. The...
Date: 08/28/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Working with Breakpoint Labels
NOTE: This is an older feature. I’ve updated the information for VS2013. The...
Date: 08/27/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Turn Off the Uppercase Menu
NOTE: This is an older feature. I’ve updated the information for VS2013. This is one change...
Date: 08/21/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Format the Current Document or Selection
NOTE: This is an older feature. I’ve updated the information for VS2013. Format...
Date: 08/20/2013
Visual Studio 2013: TODO Comments and Custom Tokens in the Task List
NOTE: This is an older feature I’ve updated the information for VS2013 Ever been writing some...
Date: 08/15/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: Code Map Debugger Integration
Prologue The original Code Map was introduced in the product with Visual Studio 2012 Update...
Date: 08/14/2013
Technical Articles for Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management
Just came across these the other day and wanted to share below is the information verbatim from...
Date: 08/12/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Matching Braces
This next feature only applies to C++ and C# just so you know. There are four things I want to talk...
Date: 08/08/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Insert a Line
This is another quick but useful feature. Let’s say you have some code: And you need a line,...
Date: 08/07/2013
Visual Studio 2013: IntelliSense
I’m back! Vacation was great but now I’m ready to get back into the swing of things. I thought we...
Date: 08/06/2013
On Vacation
Folks I will be on vacation until 8/5. See you all in a couple of weeks :) p.s. Unfortunately...
Date: 07/19/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Reference Highlighting
This one is absolutely one of my favorite tips because you don't have to do anything to make...
Date: 07/18/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Quick Launch
In the past, finding things deep in the IDE has been a challenge. Visual Studio 2012 introduced...
Date: 07/17/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: Navigate To
You can use Navigate To to search for objects, definitions, or references (symbols) in a solution....
Date: 07/16/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Using Box Selection and Zero-Length Box Selection
This is a collection of about 4 or 5 tips I wrote on using Box Selection for my book a while back. I...
Date: 07/15/2013
Team Foundation Server 2013 Preview - Upgrade FAQ
For those that are installing TFS 2013, here is a FAQ from the team to help answer some common...
Date: 07/14/2013
InRelease for Visual Studio 2013 Preview Now Available
In case you haven’t heard we acquired InCycle’s InRelease Business Unit. Here is...
Date: 07/13/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Organize Your Code with Named Regions
This feature was first introduced in Visual Studio 2005 and, over the years, I’ve heard...
Date: 07/12/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Drag and Drop Code Onto the Toolbox
This is another feature that has been around for a while but a lot of people don’t know about. Got...
Date: 07/11/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: Peek Definition aka Go To Definition (Peek)
Traditionally when you want to view the definition of a method you place your cursor inside the...
Date: 07/10/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: CodeLens aka Code Information Indicators
[Updated: 7/12/2013: Thanks to John Gardner for the updated info.] There is only one way to...
Date: 07/09/2013
Visual Studio 2013: Making IntelliSense Transparent While You Code
As I mentioned before, I will be revisiting tips from older versions in this new series. I’m also...
Date: 07/08/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: C++ Automatic Brace Completion
One of the new features in VS2013 for C++ Developers is automatic brace completion. We’ve had this...
Date: 07/05/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: Distinguishing Multiple Instances of Visual Studio
So this next feature I don’t personally have much use for but it may be useful for some of...
Date: 07/04/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: Options Dialog Changes
In this post I’ll talk about a couple of changes to the Tools | Options dialog. It may not be...
Date: 07/03/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: Enhanced Scroll Bar
Visual Studio 2013 has another great new feature: enhanced scroll bar functionality. The new scroll...
Date: 07/02/2013
Visual Studio 2013 Preview: Moving Lines of Code
And I’m finally back! It’s been a few months since I have blogged and I am glad to be doing it...
Date: 07/01/2013
Team Foundation Server Planning Guide
https://vsarplanningguide.codeplex.com/ For folks that haven’t seen this it’s great...
Date: 05/27/2013
"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"–Mark Twain
Folks, Apologies for going dark on you suddenly. I have not stopped writing to the blog...
Date: 05/26/2013
Understanding IntelliTrace Part VI: Working with IntelliTrace Logs
This is a multi-part series, you can find the other parts here: Understanding IntelliTrace Part I:...
Date: 03/05/2013
Understanding IntelliTrace Part V: Advanced IntelliTrace Settings
This is a multi-part series, you can find the other parts here: Understanding IntelliTrace Part I:...
Date: 02/28/2013
Understanding IntelliTrace Part IV: IntelliTrace Calls
This is a multi-part series, you can find the other parts here: Understanding IntelliTrace Part I:...
Date: 02/21/2013
Understanding IntelliTrace Part III: IntelliTrace Events
This is a multi-part series, you can find the other parts here: Understanding IntelliTrace Part I:...
Date: 02/19/2013
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2
From https://www.asp.net/vnext ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 is a tooling refresh of Visual Studio...
Date: 02/18/2013
Understanding IntelliTrace Part II: Where Do I Use IntelliTrace?
This is a multi-part series, you can find the other parts here: Understanding IntelliTrace Part I:...
Date: 02/14/2013
Understanding IntelliTrace Part I: What the @#$% is IntelliTrace?
This series is based on my IntelliTrace Workshop materials found here: https://sdrv.ms/UPUEE3 This is...
Date: 02/12/2013