Visual Studio 2015 for Web Developers provides an overview of new features for web development in Visual Studio 2015 including improved support for package managers, task runners, and extensions. The presentation discusses how Visual Studio 2015 aims to make these tools first-class citizens by integrating them directly into Solution Explorer and adding a new Task Runner Explorer window to feel natural to web developers while remaining extensible and optional. A demo then shows various extensions used for tasks like adding files, opening command lines, snippets, image optimization, and multi-editing.

1. Visual Studio 2015 for Web Developers

2. Visual Studio 2015 for Web
Developers
Jeff Fritz
@csharpfritz

3. • Package Managers
• Task Runners
• New Features
• Extensions

4. Repository at npmjs.org
used to add tooling and content
Gallery at bower.io
used to add static content

5. • Goals of Visual Studio 2015
– First class citizens:
• Solution Explorer
• Task Runner Explorer
• Feels Natural
– NO Visual Studio specifics
– Extensible
– Optional

6. DEMO

7. Extensions Used:
• Web Essentials
• Add New File
• Open Command Line
• Glyph Friend
• React Snippet Pack
• Image Optimizer
• MultiEditing
• YAML Editor