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jsh02_nova - 09 Apr 2007 19:54 GMT

What would be considered the definitive book on MS Visual Studio extensibility?

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Richard - 09 Apr 2007 21:05 GMT

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>What would be considered the definitive book on MS Visual Studio extensibility?

I don't know if its considered definitive, but I've read "Inside
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003" by Brian Johnson, Craig Skibo and
Marc Young. It was pretty good and gets you through the basics. It
doesn't go as far as digesting the VSIP SDK or things you need to do
in order to introduce new languages, etc., to VS.NET, but it covers
the macros and add-ins and how to evolve your add-in.

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jsh02_nova - 10 Apr 2007 03:04 GMT

Thanks, for the response. I'll give that book a try.

> [Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]
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> in order to introduce new languages, etc., to VS.NET, but it covers
> the macros and add-ins and how to evolve your add-in.

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Larry Smith - 11 Apr 2007 16:26 GMT

> Thanks, for the response. I'll give that book a try.

The 2005 version is free when you purchase VS (see the author's comments
here http://blogs.msdn.com/craigskibo/archive/2005/11/29/498111.aspx and
also see the "New book now available" link on the left-hand side). This book
is indispensible IMO. It was written by MSFT staff and contains a lot of
info that's very hard to find anywhere else.

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jsh02_nova - 11 Apr 2007 18:24 GMT

Maybe that's not so true, a response from Shawn in the same blog said:
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Just registered my copy as Team Edition for Software Developer and received
an email from microsoft mentioned that the book was available to download. So
I went ahead to download it. Unfortunately, it was another book with similar
title, "working with microsoft visual studio 2005 TEAM SYSTEM", not the one
by Craig as all of us here expected "working with microsoft visual studio
2005".

Someone must be kidding us! Hate that. Don't you?

Craig, could you let us know the exact title of your new book?
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> > Thanks, for the response. I'll give that book a try.
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> is indispensible IMO. It was written by MSFT staff and contains a lot of
> info that's very hard to find anywhere else.

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Larry Smith - 11 Apr 2007 20:53 GMT

> Maybe that's not so true, a response from Shawn in the same blog said:
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> Craig, could you let us know the exact title of your new book?

It's called (precisely) "Working with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005" By Craig
Skibo, Marc Young and Brian Johnson. I have a copy which was downloaded more
than a year ago. The download link is here but you likely have to log on.

https://connect.microsoft.com/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?SiteID=40&DownloadID=243

If you can't access it then search the web for "Visual Studio 2005
Registration Benefits Portal". Once registered at MSFT's site you can access
this book and other goodies. The exact link is here but again, you may need
to log on:

https://connect.microsoft.com/downloads/downloads.aspx?SiteID=40&wa=wsignin1.0

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