Being a code junkie, I'm thoroughly enjoying all of the career changes I've been experiencing over the past few years, and fortunately I was able to work with some amazing people along the way. Upgrade that to being fortunate enough to be a writer for MC Press; having the opportunity to share these perspectives is a genuine treat. I have a lot of goodies to share in my new bag of tricks, but I have to get beyond the building blocks first. In this article, I'll cover how to add the Visual Studio IDE to your Developer toolbox and take it for a test drive with a simple web application.