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Visual Studio's most useful and underused tips

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Do you know Solution Tree Explorer are Searchable !!! Below ones are a saver . There's a lot of little tricks like this in Visual Studio that even the most seasoned developers sometimes miss. This phenomenon isn't limited to Visual Studio, of course. It's all software ! Here's some exceedingly useful stuff in Visual Studio (It's  free to download  and use, BTW) that folks often miss. SEARCH SOLUTION EXPLORER WITH CTRL+; You can just click the text box above the Solution Explorer to search all the nodes - visible or hidden. Or, press "Ctrl + ;" Type in anything and this shows results which match Even stuff that's DEEP in the beast. The resulting view is filtered and will remain that way until you clear the search. QUICK LAUNCH - CTRL+Q  If there is one feature that no one uses and everyone should use, it's Quick Launch. Some blogs tell us the internal telemetry numbers show that usage of Quick Launch in the single digits or lower.  Do you know

Google Translator using Windows forms

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This latest version of GoogleTranslator utilizes Google Translate's AJAX APIs to translate text and retrieves the translation by parsing the returned JSON content.  What is it? Sample Application beta Version GoogleTranslator is an object that allows you to translate text using the power of Google's online language tools. This demo  allows you to easily perform a reverse translation. The app can be used as a poor man's resource translator for simple phrases, but you'd be wise to confirm the translation with a native speaker before using the results. How do I create it? You use Google Api to get translated text to Target language you specify. string sourceLanguage =sourceLang; string targetLanguage = targetLang; string urlNew = string.Format("https://translate.googleapis.com/translate_a/single?client=gtx&sl={0}&tl={1}&dt=t&q={2}", sourceLanguage,