If you are a responsible programmer, you regularly test your code to make sure it behaves the way you expect it to behave. Unit tests are the most common type of developer test, and most programmers rely on a unit test framework to create and run those tests. In this course, Walt Ritscher takes a deep dive into the unit test tools available in Visual Studio. Walt gives an overview of unit tests and how they integrate with Visual Studio, then takes a deeper look into unit tests with MSTest and xUnit framework and how each is fully integrated into the Visual Studio Test Explorer, He also reviews additional Visual Studio test features like CodeLens, Live Unit Testing, and code coverage.

Get tips on how to efficiently work with Visual Studio. Explore a variety of topics, including underused IDE tools, keyboard secrets, and application development suggestions.

Explore the versions and editions of Visual Studio, then learn how to download, install, and configure Visual Studio settings for your development needs.

Get a comprehensive overview of Visual Studio 2015, including tools such as Team Foundation Server, Azure, and Blend.

Learn how to customize the IDE in Visual Studio 2015 to suit your workflow.

Find out how to create and manage projects and solutions in Visual Studio 2015.

Survey the programming languages available in Visual Studio 2015, including C#, Visual Basic, C++, and F#.

Learn how to configure Visual Studio's code editor to suit your programming workflow. Find out how to format code, track changes, use snippets, and more.

Learn how to find and resolve the bugs in your code with the powerful debugging tools in Visual Studio 2015.

Learn how to choose the right project type for your Visual Studio 2015 project.

Learn how to find, install, and use the most helpful Visual Studio extensions, and leverage external tools and templates to speed up your development workflow.

Verify your code works as expected. Explore the process of creating and running unit tests with Visual Studio.

Explore the source control options in Visual Studio, including Team Foundation and Team Services. Learn how to prevent accidental overwrites, enable rollbacks, and resolve bugs.

Learn how to manage database connections, manipulate tables, query data, and deploy Azure and SQL Server databases in Visual Studio 2015.

Learn how to use C# and Visual Studio for Mac to generate simple console, command-line, and desktop applications that run natively on macOS.

In this course, instructor Jon Galloway offers up an introduction to Visual Studio for Mac, the integrated development environment for .NET applications from Microsoft. With Visual Studio, you can build all the different programs, apps, websites, and services that you can build with .NET, but with a user interface and tools to help you get started and be more productive as you’re developing. Jon guides you through the basics of installing Visual Studio, and gives a tour of the most important features it has to offer, like code navigation, debugging, testing, and collaboration. After installing the free software, he shows you how to create a C# app, compile it, and debug it. Jon also shows how to get more involved with the large .NET and Visual Studio communities, ranging from livestreams to in-person meetups.

Want to work smarter with Visual Studio? This series of tips and tricks are each less than a minute long, so you can transform your Visual Studio workflow in your spare moments. Learn how to use Tabify and Untabify to fix inconsistent spacing, use multiple carets to select and edit text, and rename classes and namespaces to match file and folder names. Discover how to refactor If statements and get a file path from the editor tab. Plus, see how to clone the Solution Explorer window to quickly do a side-by-side comparison of project structures across projects.

Discover tips and techniques that can make working in Microsoft Visual Studio simpler, faster, and more interesting. In this course designed for .NET developers, Walt Ritscher shines a spotlight on helpful shortcuts and productivity boosters for Visual Studio. He dives into a variety of topics, including filtering views, using custom keyboard commands, grouping files with tabs, duplicating code, and previewing files. Plus, learn about helpful extensions that augment the power of Visual Studio.

Work smarter with Visual Studio. Get practical tips that can help you streamline your web development workflow and make your developer environment a more pleasant place to visit.

Learn how to develop Azure projects with the Azure-specific tools in Visual Studio.