Visual Studio: Viewing the .NET framework source code in VS 2008

Overview

Microsoft have released significant parts of the .NET framework source code for developers using Visual Studio 2008.  In case you've not been following the releases, this blog post includes links to configuration and hotfix resources.

Hotfix

Before you attempt to configure the source code, make sure you have the following patch installed:

• https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=10443&wa=wsignin1.0

Configuration

I'll not attempt to reproduce perfectly good instructions, so here's a link:

• Shawn Burke's Blog: Configuring Visual Studio to Debug .NET Framework Source Code

References

Also referenced:

• ScottGu's Blog: .NET Framework Library Source Code now available

Versions

• .NET Framework 2.0 and later
• Visual Studio 2008 (excluding Express editions)

Metadata

• Categories: .NET, Software Development, Visual Studio
• Additional keywords: source code
• Technorati Tags: .NET, ASP.NET, software development, source code, debugging, Visual Studio