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(18:00) Scott K asks if theyвЂ™ve done any prototyping for unit testing automation, to allow running JavaScript testing frameworks like Jasmine with Visual Studio integration. Mads says itвЂ™s not available yet, but on the way. (17:23) Scott K asks if they can hook up the model binder to allow deserializing more complex types. In both the C# and JavaScript, you can call directly into the other side using simple Call methods. The Browser Link JavaScript contains an isolated copy of jQuery. The project template contains a C# file and a JavaScript file which are able to talk to each other. He explains the steps to create a Browser Link extension. Mads says that the project and item templates are open sourced. (13:08) Jon asks about the process for creating an extension, and what parts are open source. Mads said itвЂ™s not there yet, but on the way. (12:24) Scott K asks if itвЂ™s possible to see which classes are overriding others. ItвЂ™s available now using Visual Studio 2013 and Web Essentials. TheyвЂ™re now able to add smart tags into the CSS editor to show unused CSS classes.

Mads says this has been a long requested feature, but itвЂ™s only possible to do this right from inside the browser. (09:10) Jon asks about some of the recent extensions Mads has demonstrated, especially the example which tracks unused CSS class names. Mads explains that the Browser Link connection is only made under specific conditions вЂ“ running locally, in debug, etc. Mads explains that the ASP.NET runtime injects a script tag at the end of your page, and Visual Studio is listening for it to connect on a localhost endpoint. (07:19 Jon asks about how the source mapping works. Right now you donвЂ™t get live updates in Page Inspector with Visual Studio 2013, but with the Web Essentials extension you will.

Mads took over the Page Inspector team almost a year ago, and theyвЂ™re using the same underlying engine.

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It includes browser tools and source mapping which allow you to trace the markup back to what generated it, including C# code and server controls. Mads says that Page Inspector was introduced with Visual Studio 2012. (04:07) Scott K Asks about the Page Inspector feature and whether that would be integrated with Browser Link. The refresh browser feature in Visual Studio 2013 is just a proof of concept, the real feature is the communications channel. Any extension in the browser or Visual Studio can talk to each other via a web socket connection. (02:48) Visual Studio 2013 has Browser Link, which allows you to connect any browser with Visual Studio. Visual Studio 2012 included a new JavaScript and CSS Editor, Visual Studio 2013 added Browser Link. (01:25) Jon asks Mads to overview whatвЂ™s new in Visual Studio. HeвЂ™s also done a lot of open source development вЂ“ BlogEngine.NET, Web Essentials and some other Visual Studio extensions.

#Mads kristensen visual studio extensions download

Download / Listen: Herding Code 180: Visual Studio 2013 Web Tools, Web Essentials and Side Waffle with Mads Kristensen Show Notes: Intro (00:34) Mads works on the ASP.NET team building tools for everything that has to do with web development. The guys talk to Mads Kristensen about all the new web tools in Visual 2013, Web Essentials, Side Waffle and Web Dev Checklist.