
You can then start issuing LINQ queries against the database or model and getting your data back (see Figure 1). After launching LINQPad from your Start menu, you can either open a LINQ to SQL connection to a SQL Server database or open a DLL or EXE from an existing application that contains an Entity Framework model. If you want a tool that will leverage your LINQ skills, take a look at LINQPad. I'm a big fan of LINQ, but if I want to interactively query my database within Visual Studio, I have to use SQL. You can copy your LINQ statements into LINQPad and run them to see what you're actually going to get. Others, like LINQPad, have appeared more recently to support new. NET, yet some developers don't seem to know about them.

Some of them (Regulator, for instance) have been around since the. With two exceptions the tools in this section run independently of Visual Studio. You should try out what they've created for you. Many of these tools have been created by individual developers who have not only built the products, but have been actively supporting them for years and through several versions of the Microsoft. NET tools and Visual Studio add-ins (and the many others that didn't fit in this article). I have a lot of respect for the people who created these. I looked at both standalone tools - which can be of value no matter what version of Visual Studio you use - and Visual Studio add-ins, which integrate directly into the IDE UI. This is why I sifted through dozens of tools and utilities to come up with a list of free tools that can help. You need a variety to pick from to find one worth keeping. Tools, however, are a very personal thing - just because something works for someone else doesn't mean it will fit your style of development.

What developer doesn't love a new toy? Especially if it's free and actually solves a problem that you face every day. We look at the best free Visual Studio and. This is the equivalent of original Microsoft VSCode PDF file.It's our June issue toolapalooza. (how to add your own vsc keyboard shortcut) Toggle editor layout (horizontal/vertical) Select all occurrences of current selection Insert cursor at end of each line selected

Toggle case-sensitive / regex / whole word In this case "S" key is the second key of chord. In this guide when you see Ctrl+K Ctrl+S it's the same as Ctrl+K, then S. This means you have to press the secondary key after original shortcut combination.

To allow even more keyboard shortcuts VSCode allows Second key of chord. Download Printable VSCode Keyboard Shortcuts PNG
