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Delivering on a promise – the essential extension pack

June 24, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 06/24/20

Mads Kristensen

During Microsoft Build 2020 in May, developers watching the live stream asked me to make it easy to acquire the basic extensions all Visual Studio users would benefit from. What a great idea, so of course I said yes. The wait is now over, get the The Essentials extension pack today! (image) During my Visual Studio 2019 (remote dev) ...

Debugging Async Code: Parallel Stacks for Tasks

June 15, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 06/15/20

Leslie Richardson

Want a visual depiction of how your async code is executing in Visual Studio? Check out the newly updated Parallel Stacks for Tasks window!

How Do I Debug Async Code in Visual Studio?

June 11, 2020 Jun 11, 2020 06/11/20

Leslie Richardson

Debugging async code is challenging. Let's explore some Visual Studio tools that can help you debug your async programs easier!

How Do I Think About Async Code?!

June 10, 2020 Jun 10, 2020 06/10/20

Leslie Richardson

What's asynchronous code? When and why should you use it? Check out this introduction to asynchronous code and how you can apply it to your future programs!

Visual Studio 2019 v16.7 Preview 2 Available Today!

June 2, 2020 Jun 2, 2020 06/2/20

Jacqueline Widdis

Today we are releasing 16.7 Preview 2 with new features in C++ Connection Manager, .NET Productivity, Git Productivity, and Local Process with Kubernetes. Give them a try and let us hear your feedback!

Introducing Local Process with Kubernetes for Visual Studio 2019

June 2, 2020 Jun 2, 2020 06/2/20

Nick Greenfield

Local Process with Kubernetes allows you to write, test and debug your .NET microservice code on your development workstation while connected to your Kubernetes cluster with the rest of your application or services.  

Visual Studio Subscriptions administrator feature updates

June 1, 2020 Jun 1, 2020 06/1/20

Caity Buschlen

We’ve heard your feedback about wanting an improved Visual Studio subscriptions administration experience and are sharing details about a few big changes we hope you’ll like!

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