Keyboard shortcuts Visual Studio 2008
When it comes to development, IDE is an important part of the process. Some people still use some sort of a text editor to do all their coding, and I applaud them for it. I on the other hand am not a big proponent of typing out all your namespaces / commands / functions, nor am I capable of memorizing all the functions that are available in a language, so I use IDE. Since I am coding C# mostly, I am using Visual Studio. I have to admit – I love Visual Studio, especially with ReSharper (I don’t work for JetBrains, I just simply love this tool) added to the mix. I also have to say for the last 5 years I have not been using desktop to do my coding. I am addicted to laptops, and my boss have been kind enough to always providing me the newest and most powerful laptop budget can allow. This is why I love the idea of not using your mouse, after all, Visual Studio does come with a great deal of keyboard shortcuts, so why not use it?Below is a list of the keyboard shortcuts I use:
Building
- Ctrl + Shift + B or simply F6 – compiles your solution.
- Shift + F6 – compiles current project
Debugging:
- Ctrl + D, C – Display Call Stack window
- Ctrl + D, I – Display Immediate window
- Ctrl + F5 – Start without debugging
- F9 – Set or remove breakpoint
- Ctrl + D, W – display Watch window
Editing:
- Ctrl + M, O – Collapse regions
- Ctrl + K, F – Format selection
For a quick reminder of the keyboard shortcuts see:
