Visual Studio

VisualStudio.Extensibility: Tagger support and updates to settings
We continue to invest in the VisualStudio.Extensibility SDK to allow users like you to create extensions that run faster and smoother than ever before! VisualStudio.Extensibility helps you build extensions that run outside the main Visual Studio IDE pr...
2025-02-18 17:12
New restrictions on package loading
As Visual Studio transitions its core packages and services to an async loading/retrieval model, we’ve identified bugs in both the initial async implementation and the existing synchronous package loading mechanism. While most of these bug fixes have...
2025-02-13 22:45
New Features for Enhanced Razor Productivity!
The Extract to Component refactoring and the Roslyn tokenizer are two new features designed to help improve your productivity in Razor files. The post New Features for Enhanced Razor Productivity! appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-02-13 18:05
Announcing Generative AI for Beginners – .NET
Introducing a new practical course designed for the .NET community to explore the world of Generative AI. The post Announcing Generative AI for Beginners – .NET appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-02-12 18:05
First preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.14
We are pleased to announce the release of Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 Preview 1, marking the initial preview of our next update to Visual Studio. This update prioritizes delivering exceptional developer experiences, with an emphasis on stability and secu...
2025-02-12 14:45
.NET and .NET Framework February 2025 servicing releases updates
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for February 2025. The post .NET and .NET Framework February 2025 servicing releases updates appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-02-11 20:45
MSVC Compiler Updates in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13
Introduction For this update, we have changed things up a little bit. We now have more distinct buckets of fixes/implemented features. This is to help guide readers who care about specific features to more easily see how the compiler front-end team is ...
2025-02-11 19:00
C++ Language Updates in MSVC in Visual Studio 2022 17.13
Introduction For this update, we have changed things up a little bit. We now have more distinct buckets of fixes/implemented features. This is to help guide readers who care about specific features to more easily see how the compiler front-end team is ...
2025-02-11 19:00
What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2022 17.13
We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13 is now generally available! This post summarizes the new features you can find in this release for C++. You can download Visual Studio 2022 from the Visual Studio downloads page or upgrad...
2025-02-11 18:58
Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 is Now Available!
We’re excited to announce the availability of Visual Studio 2022 v17.13. This update focuses on stability and security, along with continuous improvements for all developers using Visual Studio. Based on your feature requests, several new tools and e...
2025-02-11 18:34
C# Dev Kit Updates: .NET Aspire, Hot Reload, and More!
Exploring the latest features and enhancements in the C# Dev Kit for VS Code including .NET Aspire orchestration support, new hot reload features, enhanced debugging capabilities, and more! The post C# Dev Kit Updates: .NET Aspire, Hot Reload, and More...
2025-02-11 18:05
Microsoft.Testing.Platform: Now Supported by All Major .NET Test Frameworks
All major .NET testing frameworks are now supporting Microsoft.Testing.Platform. Whether you are using Expecto, MSTest, NUnit, TUnit, or xUnit.net, you can now leverage the new testing platform to run your tests. The post Microsoft.Testing.Platform: No...
2025-02-10 18:05
VisualStudio.Extensibility: Managing .NET runtime versions
We continue to invest in the VisualStudio.Extensibility SDK to allow developers like you to create extensions that run faster and smoother than ever before! VisualStudio.Extensibility helps you build extensions that run outside the main Visual Studio I...
2025-02-10 16:17
.NET 9 Networking Improvements
Introducing new networking features in .NET 9 including HTTP space, HttpClientFactory, security and more! The post .NET 9 Networking Improvements appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-02-06 18:05
HTTP File updates for Request Variables and more
Many users have requested adding support for Request Variables in HTTP files in Visual Studio. With Request Variables, you can send an HTTP request and then use data from the response, or request, in any subsequent request that is sent from the HTTP fi...
2025-02-06 15:00
ASP.NET Core on .NET Framework servicing release advisory: ASP.NET Core 2.3
ASP.NET Core 2.1 has been reshipped as ASP.NET Core 2.3 to help users on the unsupported ASP.NET Core 2.2 move to a supported version. The post ASP.NET Core on .NET Framework servicing release advisory: ASP.NET Core 2.3 appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-02-04 18:00
Your fonts are now preserved when changing theme
Do you find yourself adjusting your font settings every time you change themes in Visual Studio, We’ve made some changes that we think will help. The latest update in Visual Studio 2022 allows theme switching without affecting font settings. This fea...
2025-02-04 13:00
Customize your AI-generated git commit messages
When it comes to collaborative software development, clear and effective communication is key. One area that often gets overlooked is the Git commit message. Poorly crafted commit messages can lead to confusion and inefficiencies within a team. That’...
2025-02-03 16:00
Build Intelligent Apps with .NET and DeepSeek R1 Today!
Learn how to easily integrate DeepSeek R1 with .NET applications using the Microsoft.Extensions.AI library. The post Build Intelligent Apps with .NET and DeepSeek R1 Today! appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-01-31 20:51
Customizing collapsed text Indicators
Visual Studio 2022 introduces new options for customizing the collapsed text indicator, which helps in distinguishing between different sections of collapsed text in the editor. This aims to make the coding environment more intuitive and easier to use ...
2025-01-30 19:03