Jacqueline Widdis

Release Manager, Visual Studio Release Team

Jacqueline joined Microsoft as a Release Manager in April, 2019. She helps teams collaborate between teams to launch Visual Studio for Windows. She is also an advocate and mentor for transitioning veterans and military spouses looking to pivot in their careers. She lives in Bellevue, Washington with two children still at home and one pursuing Software Engineering in college. She enjoys volunteering as a mentor to youth, Crossfit, musical theater, and playing with her three rescue dogs.

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Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 and v16.10 Preview 1 are Available Today!

March 2nd, 2021
Our team is eager to release Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 and v16.10 Preview 1. These include new features from our C++, .NET Productivity, XAML tooling, Address Sanitizer, and IntelliCode teams.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 Preview 3 is Available Today

January 20th, 2021
Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 Preview 3 releases today. Highlights of this release include additional functionality in C++, .NET Productivity, XAML Tools, and Accessibility. Check out the new features today!

Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 Preview 2 and New Year Wishes Coming to You!

December 8th, 2020
Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 Preview 2! Our C++, .NET, and Xamarin Forms teams have been hard at work to deliver some great new functionality. This includes improvements in IntelliSense, binding properties, and using directives. Check out this latest release to give our features a try.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 and v16.9 Preview 1 Release Today

November 10th, 2020
There are many features landing in this version of Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 and v16.9 Preview 1. Check out our new Git Integration Features, .NET productivity enhancements, C++20 Library Options, and XAML Data Binding. Try it today!

New Features in Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 3.1

September 22nd, 2020
Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 3.1 gives you improvements in Git Integration, C++20 conformance, .NET Productivity, Web Tools, and XAML . Plus, you can sign-up for our new Visual Studio Codespaces.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 2 Releases New Features Today!

August 25th, 2020
New features in Git Integration, .NET Productivity, Web Tools, and Xamarin are releasing in Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 2. Each of our teams continue to work hard to delight our developers. For this reason, Preview releases are some of the most exciting for us as we wait to hear how our newest features impact your work.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.7 and v16.8 Preview 1 Release Today!

August 5th, 2020
Announcing the release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 and Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 Preview 1. Both versions include additional Git integration, .NET Productivity improvements, WPF additions, and C++ improvements.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.7 Preview 2 Available Today!

June 2nd, 2020
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!

Releasing Today! Visual Studio 2019 v16.6 & v16.7 Preview 1

May 19th, 2020
Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 is generally available today along with version 16.7 Preview 1. Check out our newest features in C++, .NET Productivity, Git Integration, and XAML. Plus, sign-up to try VS Codespaces.

See What’s New in Visual Studio 2019 v16.6 Preview 3!

April 16th, 2020
Visual Studio 2019 v16.6 Preview 3 releases today with new features in Git user experiences, Terminal, Mobile Developer, and Microsoft Fakes for .NET Core.

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