The Visual Studio project that you will create will be used to add the classes that contain the code samples in each recipe of this book. The project will be a simple console application that will call into static classes that do the work of illustrating the recipe code and outputting the results (if any) to the console window.
To step through the recipes in this book, you will need a copy of Visual Studio 2015. If you do not have a copy of Visual Studio 2015, you can download a free copy of Visual Studio 2015 Community from https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx.
You can also compare editions of Visual Studio 2015 by navigating to https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/compare-visual-studio-2015-products-vs.aspx.
After you have downloaded and installed Visual Studio 2015, create a new console application that will contain the recipes illustrated in this book.
CodeSamples
:This console application will form the base of the recipes in this book. Each recipe can be individually added to this console application. A recipe, therefore, can function on its own without the need to create a previous recipe. You can also easily separate any custom code you might want to add and experiment with. It is also recommended that you play around with the code by adding classes of your own.