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What are your most-recommended Visual Studio preferences? [closed]

There are so many little options and settings within Microsoft Visual Studio. Which adjustments do you recommend to others?

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Zack Peterson Avatar asked Oct 09 '08 20:10

Zack Peterson


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Line Numbers

  • Tools > Options
  • Text Editor > All Languages > General
  • Display: Line Numbers

Visual Studio Line Numbers

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Zack Peterson Avatar answered Oct 06 '22 01:10

Zack Peterson