Book excerpt: Step-by-step guide to all the tools and extensions in the Visual Studio 2019 IDEKey featuresa- Create and use custom IDE extensionsa- Find, download, and use the best IDE extensions for web, mobile, Azure, and Windowsa- Enhance programming experience and time with debugging toolsa- Enhance coding capabilities with coding toolsa- Test projects proactivelya- Create powerful web, mobile, and Azure solutions for the real worldDescriptionThis book peeks into every corner of the Visual Studio IDE and will help you get started with the latest 2019 version. Right from installation, you'll discover new features within the tool and the optimal way to use the features you may already know. You'll learn, for example, how to extend Visual Studio with your own customizations, so that you can make it perform the way you want. You will then explore everything about NuGet package, test applications using Live Unit Testing, and learn how to make code templates using the T4 code generation tool. You'll get to grips with the richer JavaScript IntelliSense, which will help you focus more on coding. Moving on, you'll learn to work with the dedicated workloads for data storage and data science. You will also review the more advanced architecture tools concealed within the IDE and finally create cloud-first applications powered by Microsoft Azure using the built-in suite of Azure tools.What will you learnBy the end of the book, you will be able to tackle any solution for any platform head-on. You will create real-world solutions from start to finish. By using the tools and extensions outlined in this book, you will be able to code better and faster, debug better, share your code with more peers, test your code better, and install or publish your apps quicker and without issues.Who this book is forThe book is intended for any .NET developer. You can be a seasoned developer or a newbie just starting out. This book will play a pivotal role in presenting all the tools you need to become a better developer.Table of contents1. Getting started with Visual Studio2. Digging in the Visual Studio IDE3. IntelliSense4. Language & coding changes in C#5. What's new in .Net core6. Built-in tools7. Debugging tools8. Testing tools9. ASP.NET tools10. Mobile tools11. Azure tools12. IDE extensions13. ASP.NET extensions14. Mobile extensions15. Azure DevOps extensionsAbout the authorOckert du Preez is a self-taught developer who started learning programming since the days of QBasic. He has written several articles over the years detailing his programming quests and adventures. .NET is his second love, just after his wife and kid. He has always been an avid supporter of .NET since the beginning, and is an expert in VB and C#.He was given the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award for .NET (2008-2017). He has worked as a moderator and an article reviewer and currently writes articles for CodeGuru, Developer.com, DevX, and the Database journal.His blog: https://www.codeguru.com/member.php/Hannes+DuPreez/