Visual Studio 2010 & TFS The Good Stuff

Clint EdmonsonArchitect EvangelistMicrosoft Corporationclinted@microsoft.comhttp://www.notsotrivial.net

Agenda

− Architecture & design

− Coding power tools

− Source & build management

Architecture Features− UML modeling

− Microsoft has joined OMG− Use Case, Activity, Sequence,

Component and Class Diagrams− Reverse engineer from code− Push down for code generation via

Domain Specific Language (DSL) models

− Layer Diagram for architecture enforcement

− Architecture Explorer− Multiple views of existing system− Shows relationships between

system elements

New IDE Improvements

− Visual Studio Environment− WPF-based Editor− Better Multi-Monitor Support

− Navigation− Quick Search− Highlight references

− Project System− 100% source code compatible− Multi-Targeting

Code Focused Development

− Layers− Rich formatting of code− Overlays of contextual information

− Consume First, Declare Later− Generate from usage

− Code insight− Live code definition lookups− Call hierarchy

Debugger− Richer platform support

− 64-bit mixed-mode debugging− Minidump debugging support for

managed and mixed-mode− WPF Visualizer

− Breakpoint improvements− Grouping and labeling− Import/export

− IntelliTrace Historical Debugger − Record & playback application

execution− Records framework events and

optionally call stack details− VS Ultimate only

What is IntelliTrace™?− Application flight recorder and

debugger− Similar to SysInternals FileMon/RegMon

experience− Dynamically instruments code

− Two flavors: “Low overhead” and “more in-depth”

− Records program execution flow− Records program data (parameters &

return values)− Allows the user to analyze and debug

code in the familiar Visual Studio debugger

Benefits of IntelliTrace™

− Low overhead for collection− Enable collection in Dev, Test and Production

environments− Pay-as-you-go collection model

− Collect as little or much data as performance requirements allow

− Diagnose a specific set of user issues− Application’s misuse of the .NET Framework− Class of failures in the application’s code

− First-class debugging experience in Visual Studio

Code Analysis & Metrics− Over 20 new rules

− Pre-defined rule sets− Basic Correctness − Basic Design Guidelines − Extended Correctness − Extended Design Guidelines − Globalization − Minimum Recommended − Security

− Metric accuracy improvements− switch, catch statements

Recommended extensionsTools | Extension Manager…http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com

My favorites− Architecture Layers Patterns− Productivity Power Tools− Solution Explorer Tools− VS10x Code Map − Regex Editor− TFS Power Tools

Auto updating once installed

Source Control & Build Improvements

− Branch visualization− Query folders− Work Item linking improvements− Hierarchical work items

Branch VisualizationFocuses on answering common parallel development questions− Where did this change

come from?− Has my change made it

over there?− How are these branches

related?

Query Folders

Multiple Link Types

Link multiple work items

Hierarchical Work Items

Hierarchical work items MS Excel

Q & A

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