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Microsoft improves F# language hints in Visual Studio
Microsoft is previewing inline type hints, inline parameter name hints, and return type hints for the F# programming language in Visual Studio.
Visual Studio updates shine on C++, Git, Wasm, and DX
Visual Studio 2022 17.6 brings significant performance, editor, and C++ enhancements, while a version 17.7 preview adds more productivity improvements.
Visual Studio 2022 17.5 arrives with C++ enhancements, AI coding suggestions
Latest upgrade to Microsoft’s flagship IDE also promises more streamlined API development and significantly improved code search.
Microsoft offers Visual Studio IDE extension for .NET upgrades
Developers can move apps to .NET 6 and .NET 7 from older technologies.
Visual Studio 2022 adds C++ atomics
Version 17.5 Preview 2 brings a wide range of improvements to the IDE including an experimental implementation of C11 atomics in MSVC.
Understand Visual Studio’s new extension model
Microsoft is updating how you build Visual Studio extensions, with new APIs and the ability to run extensions outside of the Visual Studio process.
Microsoft's C# 11 language upgrade nears the finish line
Object initialization and generic math get attention in the latest improvements to the well-known programming language.
Visual Studio vs. Visual Studio Code: How to choose
Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.
Cross-platform UIs ‘go live’ with .NET MAUI
.NET’s Multiplatform App UI is almost here. What do you need to know to start building cross-platform apps for mobile and desktop?
Microsoft .NET MAUI release candidate available
Cross-platform framework for building mobile and desktop apps with C# and XAML is scheduled for GA by end of June.
GitHub Copilot available for Microsoft Visual Studio 2022
AI-driven coding assistant, still in technical preview, has raised questions about the fairness, legitimacy, and legality of its use of freely licensed software.
Microsoft previews Edge Developer Tools for Visual Studio
The extension preview allows developers to preview ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core web projects, debug and edit HTML and CSS, and inspect and simulate network conditions.
Microsoft unveils C# 11 list patterns, raw string literals
Next version of Microsoft’s flagship programming language for .NET development will also simplify the syntax for parameter null checking.
Visual Studio 2022 update improves search, Git integration
Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1 is now generally available for production use, while Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 is available in a preview.
Microsoft ends support for older Visual Studio versions
Company has posted end of support timelines and suggested upgrade paths for users of Visual Studio 2012, Visual Studio 2017, and Visual Studio 2019.
Visual Studio 2022 update offers Git improvements
C++ reference searches, code cleanup, autosaves, and stack traces also get attention in planned upgrade.
Visual Studio feedback upgrade snubs older versions
New feedback system will increase responsiveness to issues and improve the developer experience, Microsoft says, but some users will need to update their IDEs.
Using WiX to build Windows installers
With a little bit of XML you can automate creating Windows installers for your code, right from your CI/CD pipeline.