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Getting Started: VISUAL STUDIO COMMUNITY

[previously]

  1. [2013-mm-dd]*] my first windows 8 app
    1. ] journal - a step by step accounting of my journey to creating my first windows 8 app
    2. ] code  - the app i created, design, production, .... ( e's OneDrive account)
  2. [2014-11-dd] my journal - visual studio community edition - from newbie to ???
    1. ] I saw the announcement that msft was open sourcing asp.net 

[currently]

  1. [2014-11-dd] announcement
    1. ] msft announces it will open source it's ".net 2015" developer platform/framework, 
    2. ] AND make it x-platform
    3. ] AND it will also, provide a new free version of Visual Studio IDE that is close to the current professional edition in features/functionality
  2. [2014-11-dd] visual-studio-Community-2013
    1. ] Visual Studio - Community Edition announcement - has links to the intro video below, the download page,
    2. [20:00] VIDEO Introducing Visual Studio Community 2013  Connect(); Microsoft Visual Studio vNext & Azure  Channel 9 - explains the feature and functionality of the new version of. Its NOT really a new version, its basically the current professional version, you have to pay for, now available for Free.
    3. ] MSFT program manager Scott Hanselman's summary blog post of this announcement 
  3. [2014-11-26] decide
    1. ] i know that VS has a reputation as a great IDE, argueably, even one of the best
    2. ] i don't really use it,
    3. ] i do have the VS express edition(aka FREE ) installed, but, I dont really use it much either,
    4. ] then I watched the announcement video(linked above), for the new community edition of VS an it sold me
  4. [2014-11-27] install
    1. ] ? do i need to uninstall the current version of VS express that i have installed, a commenter in the article, says no, so I will go with that.
    2. merge] launched the installer, default options are 9GB + windows phone dev and its up to 14G
    3. merge] wow - 14 GB - wow, that is a whole lot of IDE - given, of the approx 9 components to choose from at install time, 7 are selected by default, I added the remaining 2 unchecked items ] window phone (4GB) and ] the other ?? silverlight - just to give me everything, this raised the estimated install disk size from 9 to 14 GB. After completing the install, it looks like it took about 8.5 GB
    4. ] it installed cleanly - in just a little over 1 hour, I did get 1 warning message at the end of installation
    5. ] warning message  - This computer does not support hardware virtualization, which means Windows Phone Emulator 8.0 can't run on this PC.
    6. ] installer identifes it as "visual studio community 2013 update 4"
  5. [2014-11-27] launch
    1. ] after the install completed, the dialog offered up a lauch option
    2. *] NOTE on the win 8.x start screen the program is identified as Visual Studio 2013
    3. x] at first glance it seems to have replaced the vs 2013 express edition i had installed, but NOPE, vs 2013 express is still there.
    4. ] first option to sign in - sync your setting across devices, (choosing maybe later)
    5. ] option to change themes, 3 options, light, dark and blue, this can be changed later ( choose, light)
    6. ] launches successfully, nice theme, + screenshot
    7. ] looks somewhat similar to previous version, lots and lots of menu options
  6. [2014-11-27] open project1
    1. ] # # - review data - i already had a few VS projects kicking around, so I am going to take a look at them for anything of value/interest
    2. ] try mvcapp1 - the project opens, build/run/launch in ie, getting an ERROR in browser re: sql error
    3. ] ERROR: sql re:
  7. [2014-11-27] FIX-PRB-
    1. ] # # - sql error - fixed with a change to the setting in mysql db
  8. [2014-11-27] open project 1(contd)
    1. ] # # - project launches, and seems 100% functional. Woot
    2. ] renamed .sln - could we do this before ?
  9. [2014-11-27] reviewed
    1. x] # # - reviewed my current projects, to see what was in there, turns out nothing much there
  10. TLDR
    1. x] click here to begin installing the NEW vs community version on your PC, when install completes, Launch the application
      1. *] FYI its a big package, 10-15GB big on disk and it will take a while to install
    2. x] click file new project | asp.net web application | mvc application, to build your first project
      1. *] select language C# on lh side
      2. x] name your project on the first screen
      3. *] explaining the difference between "projects" and "sites"  

[next]

  1. ] vs community 2013 update 4 
    1. ]

 


] msft survey ( ? on vs download or ? )
 What one specific improvement could Microsoft make that would have the greatest impact on your satisfaction with the Microsoft Visual Studio website? (Please be specific.)

clarity - a "beginners path" for someone new to VS, there's a ton of info on the site, but if your a new dev or a dev that's new to the msft ecosystem, I think getting started could be made a lot clearer, easier to navigate, ...

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DESCRIPTION: #### - VISUAL STUDIO COMMUNITY 101 - a beginners guide to mastering msfts new FREE version of their IDE

START DATE TIME: 2014-11-27 14:23:01

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