Jacqueline Widdis, Author at Visual Studio Blog

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 v16.7 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.

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 Preview 2 Brings New Features Your Way

March 26th, 2020

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 Preview 2 releases today with several new features to help developer productivity. Check out our improved Git integration, .NET Productivity features, plus so much more!

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 is now available

March 16th, 2020

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 and 16.6 Preview 1 are available today. Included in this release are updates in .NET Productivity, .NET Mobile development, C++, and debugging.

‘Tis the Season for the Visual Studio 2019 v16.4 Release

December 3rd, 2019

Visual Studio 2019 v16.4 is available today. Highlights of the release include: better GitHub integration, Vertical Tabs, Container Tools, Xamarin Hot Reload, C++ Tooling, .NET Productivity, Pinnable Property Tabs, and much more.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.4 Preview 2, Fall Sports, and Pumpkin Spice

October 15th, 2019

Today Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4 Preview 2 is released. Check out our new features in Container Tools, GitHub Integration, and IDE productivity.

.NET Core Support and More in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3 – Update Now!

September 23rd, 2019

As we continue to deliver on our mission of any developer, any app, any platform, it's always an exciting time on the Visual Studio team when we get to launch major features. Today we've released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3 which contains support for the release of .NET Core 3.0, significant C++ improvements, and great updates for Pytho

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3 Preview 2 and Visual Studio for Mac version 8.3 Preview 2 Released!

August 13th, 2019

Visual Studio version 16.3 Preview 2 and Visual Studio for Mac version 8.3 Preview 2 are available. Because many of the features in this release are a response to Developer Community feedback, we are excited to share our changes. First of all, the latest Preview versions both PC and Mac are available to download from VisualStudio.com. You can

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2 Generally Available and 16.3 Preview 1

July 24th, 2019

Check out what's new in the 16.2 generally available and 16.3 Preview 1 release of Visual Studio 2019. See the improvements to Test Explorer, search capabilities within the product, C++ linker iteration build times, and .NET Core 3.0