What is In this release?

This release includes the 'Pattern Toolkit Builder' extension, which you use to build 'Pattern Toolkit' projects.
It also includes the 'Pattern Toolkit Builder Hands-On Labs' (HOL) which provides a hands-on lab and guided walkthrough for creating 'Pattern Toolkit' projects. The HOL is the recommended starting point for anyone who has not built a 'Pattern Toolkit' project before.

(This is the currently stable released version, that can also be found on the Visual Studio Gallery)

Pre-Requisites:

You must have:

• Visual Studio 2010 (or Visual Studio 2010 SP1) Pro/Premium/Ultimate

You must first install:

• Visual Studio 2010 SDK (or Visual Studio 2010 SP1 SDK)
• NuGet Package Manager (version 1.6.21215 or higher)

Note: If you have installed Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2010 you will need to make sure you have installed the Visual Studio 2010 SP1 SDK instead.

You must install the 'Pattern Toolkit Builder' before you can install the 'Hands-On Labs'.

All documentation and guidance is included in these extensions. You can view it in the 'Guidance Explorer Window' that is installed by the 'Pattern Toolkit Builder' extension. See Documentation for more details.