I recently discovered an extension for visual studio that allows you to specify a watermark for the code window. This extension can be found on github here. https://github.com/nategreenwood/VSEdit...

Is Shell an Visual Studio edition just like express, professional etc ? I had VS2010 Shell installed on my machine but was not able to open many projects in it. Can any one help please. Never head...

I am working on a Visual studio like application i.e. have a toolbox, an editor and property grid similar to VS. User can drag and drop the controls(custom and third party) to the editor window an...

I know this is a very broadly scoped question, but what do I need to know to begin creating a branded, custom IDE for course-ware using the VS Shell in isolated mode. Very little useful info on thi...

I am thinking of creating a product based on the Visual Studio Shell (primarily isolated mode). Since Visual Studio 2010 will most likely be RTM before my product, does it make sense to start with ...