Getting Started with Visual Studio 2019: Learning and Implementing New Features

Visual Studio is more than a place to write code: its project tools, debugger, testing features, and source control support can shape the whole development workflow. In Getting Started with Visual Studio 2019, Dirk Strauss takes readers through those capabilities in a practical, developer-focused sequence.

Get oriented in the Visual Studio 2019 IDE

The opening chapters introduce the environment, highlight features such as IntelliCode and Live Share, and point out productivity tools that are easy to overlook. From navigating the editor to working with project types and templates, the material helps readers understand where key tools fit into day-to-day work.

Make projects and reusable code easier to manage

Strauss covers NuGet packages, private package feeds, project templates, and code snippets. These topics show how Visual Studio can support not just writing an application, but also organizing and reusing code across projects.

Debug with more than breakpoints

A substantial section explores debugging, from conditional breakpoints and the Watch window to visualizing complex data and attaching to local or remote processes. The emphasis on choosing suitable tools gives developers several ways to investigate what their code is doing.

Test and collaborate within the workflow

The book then turns to creating and running unit tests, generating tests with IntelliTest, and measuring code coverage. Its final chapter introduces source control through GitHub, including creating and cloning repositories, branching, and handling pull requests.

A focused guide developers

Written for beginners and software developers working on stack, this book offers a guided look at Visual Studio 2019 rather than a general introduction to programming. It is especially relevant to readers who want to become more familiar with the IDE’s editing, debugging, testing, package-management, and collaboration tools.