Anyone know a basic tutorial on how to use this to code?
Such as, where the heck is the compile button and compiling multiple files, etc.
I want to know the basics of using Microsoft visual studio and then decide if I want to buy it or not :O.

try to search at youtube:
Microsoft Visual Studio Tutorial
or
C# tutorial ( in first lesson should be some things about MVS)

Thank you

I think I got the basics down - if you write an empty project, you can write source files and headers.
But when I build the project, I run the .exe that's generated and a cmd box appears with my output. This cmd box flashes away instantly - how do I prolong its existence? In some of the you tube examples, it's "Press any key to exit ... " instead of flashing away.

Just ask for an input on the end of your code if you're in C#. In C++ you can use System("Pause");

This post was edited by StormHasHe on Jul 5 2012 08:33am

Depending on the programming language you can put commands like system("pause"); or if you goto the dropdown box menu in visual studios and click the debug dropdown box. Inside this list there is "Start without debugging". This will allieviate the need to put any extra lines of code to prevent the cmd promt from closing. This is especially useful when you start using destructors if you want to trace them with output statements as system("pause"); will not show these steps.

Or just place a breakpoint at the end of the code, before the return of main().

visual studio 2010 is complete garbage. if anything trail 2008 and get that.

if you have a student email you can get it for free, same with 2008.




This is usually bad coding practice because you're telling your whole system to halt

This post was edited by DeadShell on Aug 11 2012 02:17pm