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Html+css+javascript development with Visual Studio

rated 0 times [ 12] [ 3] / answers: 1 / hits: 27376 / 11 Years ago, sat, october 19, 2013, 12:00:00

My main experience with developing in Visual Studio is as c#/c++ developer. But now I need to create html+css+javascript front end for [probably] PHP code, and I've heard that Visual Studio has pretty nice capabilities in that range, including debugging javascript.

However, I can't find anywhere a web project (except for the ASP.Net stuff, which I'm not sure that it is the right thing).

Here's what I think I need to do:

Create html file

Create css file

Include a bunch of javascript libraries

Write my own javascript code

Press F5 and debug the code in different browsers.

I'm mainly interested in intellisense, not a visual editor.

Is Visual Studio the right IDE for this kind of web development? And if it is, how do I set up the kind of project I described above?

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answered 11 Years ago travion · Accepted Answer

I think the instructions at How do you add a folder to a project in Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web? might work for setting up a Visual Studio project:

1) New blank solution

2) Right click on the solution and select Add existing website

3) Browse and select the folder with your html, css, javascript, etc. files

4) Right click on the page you want it to start on and select set as start page

As for running against different websites, you might try a Visual Studio extension. A decent starting list is here: http://www.asp.net/mobile/device-simulators