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Chapter 2: Learning Just Enough C# or VB.NET: Basic Syntax 51
Notice that there is a text box titled “Committed by typing the following characters,”
which contains a set of characters that will cause VS to type the rest of the selected
identifier in the completion list plus the character you typed. Referring back to Step 4, this
is how you know that a period commits the current selection.
You now have a program that does something; it can print a message to the console.
The next section will explain how you can run this program.
Running Programs
In VS, you can run a program either with or without debugging. Debugging is the
process of finding errors in your code. If you run with debugging, you’ll be able to set
break points and step through code, as will be described in Chapter 6. Running without
debugging allows you to run the application, avoiding any breakpoints that might have
been set.
To run without debugging, either select Debug | Start Without Debugging or press
CTRL-F5. This will run the Command Prompt window, where you’ll see the words “Hello
from Visual Studio 2010!” or whatever you asked the computer to write, on the screen.
The Command Prompt window will stay open until you press
ENTER or close the window.
Figure 2-10 Intellisense options