Getting Started with Visual Studio 2022: Learning and Implementing New Features

Visual Studio 2022 is more than a place to write code: it brings navigation, debugging, testing, package management, and source control into one development environment. In this second edition, Dirk Strauss shows how those tools fit together in workflows, from setting up projects to investigating bugs and handling changes with Git.

Get oriented in Visual Studio 2022

The book begins with the IDE itself, including its interface, productivity features, and ways to tailor the workspace. Topics such as keyboard shortcuts, code snippets, project templates, and NuGet feeds help readers make day-to-day development tasks more manageable.

Build applications and work tools

Practical coverage includes cross-platform development MAUI, consuming REST services, and using SQLite in a MAUI application. These examples put Visual Studio features in context, showing how project setup and supporting tools contribute to an application workflow.

Debug, test, and understand your code

Dedicated chapters explore breakpoints, debugger visualizations, and other ways to investigate program behavior. The book also covers creating and running unit tests, using IntelliTest to generate tests, organizing test playlists, and measuring code coverage.

Keep changes under control

The final chapter turns to source control, with guidance on creating or cloning repositories, branching, and handling pull requests. For readers learning how Git and Visual Studio work together, this offers a useful view of the collaboration tasks that surround writing code.

A practical guide developers

Written for beginners and software developers working on stack, this edition combines IDE orientation with focused examples across application development, debugging, testing, and source control. It’s a hands-on introduction to making Visual Studio 2022 work as a connected development toolkit.