PDC 2008 Experience: Day 1: Session = "Tips and Tricks for the Visual C# IDE"

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Tips:

Understanding and navigating code

• Go to definition: F12
• Code Definition Window (Shows the actual code for objects that you select)
• Code Navigation Stack
• CTRL SHIFT 7: Go to definition stack
• CTRL SHIFT 8: Go to definition stack
• Find all references: SHIFT F12
• Navigate a list window: F8
• Navigate through open windows: CTRL TAB
• Open Files List: CTRL ALT DOWN

CodeRush XPress

• Quick File Navigation: Ctrl Alt F
• Tab to next reference: TAB
• Go to Symbol: Ctrl Shift Q
• Highlight Usages: Ctrl Alt U

Code Snippets

• svm -> static void main

Code Editing

• Smart Tag: Ctrl .

CodeRush Xpress

• Ctrl ~: Name Anonymous Type which will create objects based on the anonymous type.
• Invoke Refactor menu : Ctrl ~
• Alt Arrow : Move between camel case words.
• Ctrl alt =: Shrink selection
• Ctrl alt - : Expand selection

Downloads

Source Code Outliner PowerToy

Tip Legend:

• 08 -> Visual Studio 2008
• 08 SP -> Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
• + -> Out of the box
• CRX -> CodeRush Xpress