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Jul 29, 2024
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Sign VSIX packages with Sign CLI

Maia Kelner Dominic Nahous
Maia,
Dominic

You can now leverage Sign CLI for a more secure, modern way to sign your Visual Studio extensions. Signing your VSIX packages improves security, prevents tampering, and builds trust with your users. This integration makes it easier and more convenient to sign your packages than ever before! Sign CLI replaces the older VSIXSignTool with a mod...

Visual StudioExtensionsVisual Studio 2022
May 29, 2024
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A modern Extension Manager has arrived with Visual Studio 17.10

Maia Kelner
Maia Kelner

We’re bringing our updated Extension Manager to all users! Over the last year, we’ve made our updated Extension Manager available as an optional preview feature and have been asking you to let us know what you think. Based on your incredible feedback, we’re now ready to offer the new Extension Manager as an on-by-default preview feature starting wi...

Visual StudioExtensionsVisual Studio 2022
May 28, 2024
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VisualStudio.Extensibility 17.10: Debug your extensions with the Diagnostics Explorer

Maia Kelner
Maia Kelner

Imagine creating extensions that run faster and smoother than ever before! If you haven't been following along lately, we've been working on improving the VisualStudio.Extensibility SDK. VisualStudio.Extensibility helps you build extensions that run outside the main IDE process for improved performance and reliability. With it comes a sleek and int...

Visual StudioExtensionsVisual Studio 2022
May 16, 2024
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Improve your code quality with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio

Cynthia Zanoni Laurent Bugnion
Cynthia,
Laurent

In our previous post, we discussed GitHub Copilot’s Slash Commands, which allow you to trigger specific actions within Visual Studio with simple text-based inputs. Now, let's explore the command and its potential to improve code quality in Visual Studio. Refactoring with /optimize In a recent exploration by Bruno Capuano, we see the transformati...

Visual StudioGitHub CopilotTips and Tricks
May 14, 2024
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Mastering Slash Commands with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio

Cynthia Zanoni Laurent Bugnion
Cynthia,
Laurent

GitHub Copilot, the AI-powered coding assistant, revolutionizes coding in Visual Studio with its advanced features. In this series, we delve into the efficiency and convenience offered by Slash Commands, elevating your coding workflow. Introducing Slash Commands Slash Commands are predefined actions within GitHub Copilot, accessible through the p...

Visual StudioGitHub CopilotTips and Tricks
May 7, 2024
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Using GitHub Copilot as your Coding GPS

Cynthia Zanoni Laurent Bugnion
Cynthia,
Laurent

In this series, we delve into GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio, showcasing how it aids coding. GitHub Copilot functions as a coding GPS, guiding you through software development in Visual Studio. In our new short video, Bruno Capuano shows how this smart coding assistant boosts coding efficiency and quality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq8JNP...

Visual StudioGitHub CopilotTips and Tricks
Apr 16, 2024
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How to use GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio

Cynthia Zanoni Laurent Bugnion
Cynthia,
Laurent

In this series, we will explore the capabilities and how to use GitHub Copilot Chat within Visual Studio, demonstrating how it can elevate your coding efficiency. GitHub Copilot serves as an AI-powered coding assistant designed to enhance your coding experience across various development environments. Exploring code with GitHub Copilot Chat In ou...

Visual StudioGitHub CopilotTips and Tricks
Apr 4, 2024
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How to use Comments to Prompt GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio

Gwyneth Peña-Siguenza Laurent Bugnion
Gwyneth,
Laurent

A step-by-step guide to use comments as prompts in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio. GitHub Copilot is a programming assistant that uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) to help you increase efficiency in your daily programming tasks. ...

Visual StudioGitHub CopilotTips and Tricks
Apr 2, 2024
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How to Install GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio

Laurent Bugnion Anthony Bartolo
Laurent,
Anthony

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. ...

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Feb 26, 2024
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Visual Studio’s Full Year in Review (2023)

Jason Chlus
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:  For m...