Hi Ethan,
Based on your description, it would be not the VS IDE usage issue, it would be related to the specific app development issue.
To help you find the correct forum for this issue, would you mind letting us know more detailed message about this issue? Which kind of app are you developing?
If it is related to the web development, you could post this issue to the ASP.NET forum.
http://forums.asp.net/
Best Regards,
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