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Did you know? There are many ways to insert a snippet into your code (Lisa Feigenbaum)
07 December 08 08:00 AM

Code snippets were introduced in the Visual Basic 2005 release. They provide an easy way to learn how to do a particular coding task, or to re-use a piece of code in various parts of your application. Code snippets can be inserted in a variety of ways. Read More...

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VB Catch ... When: Why so special?
09 October 08 08:00 AM

The VB Catch syntax has a unique feature: When. It allows users to filter expressions based on something other than their type. Any arbitrary code can enter a When block to decide whether or not to handle an Exception. Sub Sub1() Try DoSomeAction() Catch Read More...

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Did you know? What you can do with Debugger Datatips... (Lisa Feigenbaum)
10 January 08 09:30 AM

There's a lot of cool functionality built into VS debugger datatips that often goes unnoticed... For example, did you know that not only can you *see* values in the expanded datatips, but you can also edit them ? Watch the following walk-through... While Read More...

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Did you know? Ctrl+Tab to navigate windows in VS (Lisa Feigenbaum)
09 January 08 09:30 AM

Just like Alt+Tab for Windows you can use Ctrl+Tab for Visual Studio. Ctrl+Tab will show you the active tool windows *and* the active files, so it is a good navigation tool for both. VS2008 has even added a cool miniature-sized visualization to this view, Read More...

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