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How to use GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio

April 16, 2024 Apr 16, 2024 04/16/24
authorsCynthia Zanoni, Laurent Bugnion
GitHub Copilot serves as an AI-powered coding assistant capable of operating across various development environments, assisting you with your everyday coding challenges. In this new series of content, we will demonstrate how GitHub Copilot functions in Visual Studio especially and how it boosts your efficiency. We just published "Using ...

How to Install GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio

April 2, 2024 Apr 2, 2024 04/2/24
authorsLaurent Bugnion, Anthony Bartolo
A step-by-step guide to enable the AI-powered coding assistant within Visual Studio Introduction to GitHub Copilot. GitHub Copilot is a new tool that helps you write code faster and smarter with the help of artificial intelligence. It can suggest code completions, generate code snippets, and even write entire functions for you. ...

Visual Studio’s Full Year in Review (2023)

February 26, 2024 Feb 26, 2024 02/26/24
Jason Chlus
In 2023, we added many new features, fixes, and improvements to Visual Studio 2022 to make your coding experience more productive, enjoyable, and accessible. This blog post looks back at all the notable enhancements that shipped in 2023 for Visual Studio 2022. Here are the recaps for the year...

Code Faster and Better with GitHub Copilot’s New Features: Slash Commands and Context Variables

January 24, 2024 Jan 24, 2024 01/24/24
Peter Groenewegen
Have you ever wished you had an AI assistant that could help you write code faster and better? That’s what Visual Studio Copilot Chat offers you: an AI-powered pair programmer that can answer your questions, suggest code snippets, explain code logic, and chat with you about your project. You can use Copilot to code faster and better, as it ...

Visual Studio 17.8 now available!

November 14, 2023 Nov 14, 2023 11/14/23
Adrian Murphy
Unlock New Heights in Developer Productivity: Optimized C++ Support, Enhanced Enterprise Capabilities, and Full .NET 8 Integration The latest update (17.8) for Visual Studio 2022 is now generally available! Offering a comprehensive suite of enhancements that span productivity, programming languages, and enterprise management, this general...

How Microsoft Empowers Developers with Disabilities: Celebrating NDEAM

October 5, 2023 Oct 5, 2023 10/5/23
Sep DiMeglio (HE/HIM)
(image) October is National Disability Employee Awareness Month, or NDEAM, a time to celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities and raise awareness about the value of diverse and inclusive workforces across the globe. At Microsoft, we are committed to empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve ...

Now Streaming: The Visual Studio ‘Tea & Technology’ Miniseries

September 27, 2023 Sep 27, 2023 09/27/23
Jim Harrer
(image) 2023 Visual Studio Miniseries: Tea & Technology The Visual Studio team is full of stories and insights, and we knew it was time to share them. So, we picked up our cameras and went on a special tour of Microsoft’s iconic Redmond Campus. Our goal? To offer you a snapshot—an insider's look at just a few of the many people who...