Visual Studio Blog

Making Visual Studio a bit more visual

July 16, 2024 Jul 16, 2024 07/16/24

Mads Kristensen

Any web, desktop, or mobile developer works with images often. You reference them from C#, HTML, XAML, CSS, C++, VB, TypeScript, and even in code comments. Some images are local, and some exist online or on network shares, while others only exist as base64 encoded strings. We refer to them in numerous ways in code, but always as string values ...

Get Hands-On with Visual Studio and Azure: Live at Microsoft HQ this August!

July 15, 2024 Jul 15, 2024 07/15/24

Jim Harrer

Visual Studio LIVE! Microsoft HQ 2024 August 5-9 | Microsoft Conference Center, Redmond, WA There’s still time to register, join us, get your questions answered, and bring back a wealth of knowledge and excitement to your teams! We’re close to selling out for next month’s conference, which will be packed with valuable sessions and ...

Demystify history with GitHub Copilot commit explanations

July 8, 2024 Jul 8, 2024 07/8/24

Jessie Houghton

Have you ever struggled to understand what a commit was doing or why it was made? Do you wish you had more clarity and context when reviewing or collaborating on code changes? If you answered yes, then you'll love what GitHub Copilot can do for you: generate commit explanations. GitHub Copilot can analyze your code differences and produce ...

Dive into native Windows development with new WinUI workload and template improvements

July 2, 2024 Jul 2, 2024 07/2/24

Duncan MacMichael

At //Build 2024, the WinUI team announced a renewed focus on WinUI as one of the premier app development frameworks we recommend for native Windows app development. To make it as seamless and easy as possible to get into coding, we created a new Windows Dev Center page, streamlined our Getting Started with WinUI documentation, and partnered ...

Let GitHub Copilot draft your pull request description

July 1, 2024 Jul 1, 2024 07/1/24

Jessie Houghton

Writing good pull request descriptions is essential for effective code reviews and collaboration. But it’s time-consuming and tedious, especially when you have multiple commits or complex changes. That's why we’re highlighting a feature that will make your life better with the help of GitHub Copilot: generated pull request descriptions. ...

Code Assessment with .NET Upgrade Assistant

June 25, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 06/25/24

McKenna Barlow

We are thrilled to announce the latest enhancements to the .NET Upgrade Assistant. .NET Upgrade Assistant helps upgrade solutions to newer versions of .NET. Whether you’re upgrading from .NET Framework to .NET 8 or just between .NET Core versions (from .NET 6 or 7 to .NET 8 or 9), .NET Upgrade Assistant can help you understand what changes ...

Keep Visual Studio automatically updated and secure through Microsoft Update

June 19, 2024 Jun 19, 2024 06/19/24

Christine Ruana

Visual Studio is coming to Microsoft Update! We’re pleased to announce that starting in August 2024, developers who are not part of an organization managed by an IT administrator can choose to receive monthly Visual Studio security updates through the Microsoft Update (MU) system on "patch Tuesdays".  This new update option will be ...

Easily navigate code delegates while debugging

June 18, 2024 Jun 18, 2024 06/18/24

Mark Downie

Delegates are everywhere in modern code; a delegate is a type that represents references to methods with a particular parameter list and return type. Developers use delegates to pass methods as arguments to other methods. One example you may be familiar with is with event handlers. Handlers are methods you can invoke through delegates. ...

Bosch widely adopts Visual Studio for their C++ remote Linux projects

June 17, 2024 Jun 17, 2024 06/17/24

Sinem Akinci

The Bosch security camera team was seeking a unified development setup for their team and recently re-evaluated Visual Studio as a solution for their C++ projects and remote Linux development needs. Their experience with Visual Studio 2022 featured notable improvements relevant to their workflows such as seamless GDB and CMake/WSL integrations ...

Catch up on the latest Git tooling features in 17.10 GA

June 12, 2024 Jun 12, 2024 06/12/24

Jessie Houghton

We believe that boosting the productivity of your development and team collaboration helps you produce better software solutions. That’s why the Visual Studio Version Control team has delivered new features, streamlining your inner loop and code review experiences. You’ll get AI support writing commit messages, pull request descriptions, ...