Windows Developer Power Tools contains 23 chapters contained within 8 sections that concentrate on a specific area of development. The specific areas covered include:

Writing Code
	Building ASP.NET Applications
	Working with Windows Forms
	Developing in .NET 3.0
	Working with Code Libraries
	Generating Code
	Writing Code
	Creating Documentation
	Enhancing Visual Studio
Checking Code
	Analyzing Your Code
	Testing Your Software
Running a Development Project
	Working with Source-Control Systems
	Building, Using Continuous Integration on, and Deploying Your Applications
	Boosting Team Collaboration
	Tracking Bugs, Changes, and Other Issues
Troubleshooting Code and Applications
	Troubleshooting and Debugging
	Using Decompilers and Obfuscators
Code Tools
	Tightening Up Your Security
	Building Your Application on Frameworks
	Working with XML
Working with Databases
	Interacting with Databases
	Exploring Object/Relational Mapping
Miscellaneous
	Enhancing Web Development
	Boosting Productivity with Windows Utilities

Each chapter introduces you to a number of tools for the given development area and each tool is introduced using the same structure.

At the beginning of each introduction for each tool you will find a table that provides a quick overview of the tool that is covered, the author's home page, the license type and other useful details including related tools should you wish to compare the current tool against other tools covered in the book. Following this at a glance table, you will then be provided with four sections which comprise of:

Getting Started

Contains information regarding the download location of the tool, the software requirements needed to run the tool and installation instructions.

Using the tool

This section demonstrates how to use the tool including code examples where applicable and also describes the benefits of the tool.

Getting Support

If support is available for the tool then it will be listed within this section. Support may take the form of mailing lists, online discussion forums or contact addresses.

In a Nutshell

A final summary about the tool.