Alessandro Del Sole

Use Visual Studio Code to write and debug code quickly and efficiently on any platform, for any device, using any programming language, and on the operating system of your choice. Visual Studio Code is an open source and cross-platform development tool that focuses on code editing across a variety of development scenarios, including web, mobile, and cloud development. This third edition has been updated to match the latest releases of the environment. Additional updates relate to .NET 7 and explain how to consume AI services from code you write in Visual Studio Code. This new edition is also refreshed with the latest updates, such as enhanced merge editor, creating extensions, support for the Julia language, and much more.The book teaches you how to be immediately productive with Visual Studio Code, from the basics to some of the more complex topics. You will learn how to work on individual code files, complete projects, and come away with an understandingof advanced code-editing features that will help you focus on productivity, and source code collaboration with Git.What You Will Learn Get started with practical guidance on Visual Studio Code, including expansive guidance on writing apps with C# and PythonUnderstand how to edit individual files and how to work with folders by working on the latest workspace trust and multi-root workspacesDebug code on multiple platforms through real-world guidance, such as working under corporate networksPackage code into Docker containers and deploy these to AzureAcquire valuable tips, tricks, and suggestions from hard-earned, real-world experience to be more productiveWho This Book Is ForAll developers (including JavaScript, Java, NodeJS), not just those with a Microsoft background, who will benefit from learning and using VS code as a cross-platform and cross-language tool

Dive headfirst into Microsoft’s Computer Vision APIs through sample-driven scenarios! Imagine an app that describes to the visually impaired the objects around them, or reads the Sunday paper, a favorite magazine, or a street sign. Or an app that is capable of monitoring what is happening inside an area without human control, and then makes a decision based on interpreting an occurrence detected with a live camera. This book teaches developers Microsoft's Computer Vision APIs, a service capable of understanding and interpreting the content of any image. Author Del Sole begins by providing a succinct “need to know” overview of the service with descriptions. You then learn from hands-on demonstrations that show how basic C# code examples can be re-used across platforms. From there you will be guided through two different kinds of applications that interact with the service in two different ways: the more common means of calling a REST service to get back JSON data, and via the .NET libraries that Microsoft has been building to simplify the job (this latter one with Xamarin). What You’ll Learn Understand AI’s role and how devices and applications use sophisticated algorithms to improve people’s lives and business tasks.Analyze images for Optical Character Recognition to detect written words and sentencesThink about the next-generation applications in relation to your customers’ needsGet up-to-speed on the latest version of the Computer Vision service, which now comes through AzureSet up an Azure subscription in order to access the Cognitive Services within the portal After reading this book, you will be able to get started with AI services from Microsoft in order to begin building powerful new apps for your company or customers. Who This Book Is For Developers just getting familiar with artificial intelligence. A minimal knowledge of C# is required.

Quickly learn how to get the most out of the Visual Studio for Mac integrated development environment (IDE). Microsoft has invested heavily to deliver their very best development tools and platforms to other operating systems. Visual Studio for Mac is a powerful developer tool that reinforces Microsoft’s “mobile-first”, “cloud-first”, and “any developer, any platform, any device” strategy. With the author's guided expertise and extensive code samples, you will understand how to leverage the most useful tools in Visual Studio for Mac, the code editor, and the powerful debugger. You also will appreciate the author's guidance on collaborating with other team members using integrated tooling for the Git source control engine.Whether you are a Mac developer interested in cross-platform development or a Windows developer using a Mac, Beginning Visual Studio for Mac will quickly get you up to speed!What You'll LearnPrepare, configure, and debug in the Mac development environmentCreate cross-platform mobile apps for Android, iOS, and Windows with Xamarin and C# in Visual Studio for MacBuild cross-platform Web applications with .NET Core using Visual Studio for MacCustomize your productive and collaborative development environment Who This Book Is For Software developers using a Mac computer who want to build mobile or web applications that run on multiple operating systems

Learn how to build cross-platform mobile apps from a single shared codebase KEY FEATURES ● Covers fundamental and advanced aspects of multi-platform mobile development● Revisit the fundamentals of .NET and C# to create modern native apps more quickly● Check out tips and advice on getting started as a successful mobile developer DESCRIPTION For any mobile developer, it's clear that Xamarin knowledge is vital, thanks to the reintroduction of .NET MAUI. This book provides the reader with complete hands-on experience in designing cross-platform mobile applications with Xamarin, C#, and .NET.The book discusses the importance of cross-platform mobile app development and the benefits of learning Xamarin. The book delivers a quick lesson on C# and Visual Studio to implement all of the knowledge gained in this book into your first mobile application.In the second half of the book, you'll learn to start from scratch using Xamarin and create mobile apps in C#. It explains how to utilise Visual Studio as the development environment, design the user interface using the XAML markup language, organise common controls into layouts, and create multi-page applications with navigation and various pages. This includes creating reusable resources, such as styles and templates, and the use of local and remote databases for data manipulation. In addition, the book offers expert advice on the requirements of a standard mobile application, such as handling network connection, battery level, and safeguarding data in the device's secure storage.WHAT YOU WILL LEARN● Learn every aspect of Xamarin to create cross-platform mobile applications.● Refresh .NET, C#, and Visual Studio skills required for mobile development.● Build UI with XAML, views, and layouts, including navigation.● Use reusable resources, data-oriented coding, multimedia support, and debug code.● Explore advanced programming patterns and ways to improve performance.WHO THIS BOOK IS FORThis book is intended for beginners, aspiring mobile developers, .NET users, Visual Studio users, and application developers eager to design and build mobile apps compatible with numerous platforms. This book will also refresh your knowledge of .NET and C# so you can begin Xamarin development rapidly.

Microsoft(R) Visual Studio(R) LightSwitch(R) Unleashed Alessandro Del Sole Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch represents a breakthrough in business application development for Windows clients, the Web, and the cloud. Using this new tool, you can build powerful data-centric applications with far less code than ever before. Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Unleashed is the first comprehensive, start-to-finish guide to this powerful new tool. Written by longtime Visual Basic expert and Microsoft MVP Alessandro Del Sole, this book covers everything Microsoft developers need to know to make the most of LightSwitch-from the absolute basics to the most advanced enterprise techniques. You learn how to use LightSwitch to build modern, scalable, customized line-of-business applications that automatically leverage technologies such as Silverlight, WCF, and SQL Server Express with no effort or expertise on your part.Through hands-on examples, Del Sole guides you through building solutions that can integrate and analyze business information from virtually any source, crafting custom logic that solves your company's unique problems, and delivering state-of-the-art usability through professional-quality user interfaces. * Implement features such as screen navigation, data interaction, paging, and Excel export, with absolutely no coding * Build simple data-centric applications and add power to them with relationships and details * Rapidly create customized queries, filters, sorts, and reports * Aggregate data from many locations, including SharePoint, SQL Server, and the cloud * Simplify the implementation of application-level data validation * Protect your applications with authentication and authorization * Fine tune your code for scalability and performance * Streamline deployment to local computers, web servers, and the Windows Azure cloud * Use .NET code to define custom behaviors related to data and the user interface * Understand how LightSwitch applications are architected and how they are handled by Visual Studio * Use LightSwitch with other Visual Studio tools to manage the entire application life cycle * Efficiently debug LightSwitch code-and create code that's easier to debug Category: Microsoft Programming Covers: LightSwitch User Level: Intermediate-Advanced ON THE WEB: Download all examples and source code presented in this book as they are available from informit.com/title/9780672335532