Showing results for Category : Visual Studio

Mar 17, 2025
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Introducing automatic documentation comment generation in Visual Studio

Sinem Akinci Allie Barry
Sinem,
Allie

We are excited to announce that Copilot is now automatically integrated into Visual Studio’s editor to help you generate doc comments for functions. This new feature aims to streamline your documentation process and enhance your coding experience. To access these updates, you will need a GitHub Copilot subscription. If you don’t already have Git...

CopilotDocs
Mar 13, 2025
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New, Simpler Solution File Format

Nayana Srikanth
Nayana Srikanth

For years, you’ve worked with Visual Studio’s solution file (*.SLN) format, and while it’s a core part of your project organization, we know the experience hasn’t always been smooth. Whether you’ve been modifying, maintaining, or trying to resolve merge conflicts, it’s often felt more like a hassle than it should be. We understand your frustrations...

Mar 12, 2025
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Make more sense of multithreaded debugging

Junyu Wang
Junyu Wang

Debugging complex programs often feels like navigating a labyrinth of threads and stack traces. The challenge of understanding thread behaviors and tracing issues can be daunting, leading to longer development times and increased frustration. But now, there's a solution that simplifies this process—introducing AI-powered thread summaries in Paralle...

Debugging and DiagnosticsGitHub Copilot
Mar 11, 2025
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GPT-4o Copilot code completion model available now in Visual Studio public preview

Simona Liao
Simona Liao

We are excited to announce that the new GPT-4o Copilot code completion model is now available for GitHub Copilot users in Visual Studio starting in 17.14 Preview 2! This new model, based on GPT-4o mini, has undergone additional training on over 275,000 high-quality public repositories across more than 30 popular programming languages. As a resu...

GitHub CopilotArtificial IntelligenceGitHub Copilot Completions
Mar 10, 2025
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Unlock Free Access to Cloud Academy: A New Benefit for Visual Studio Subscribers

Jim Harrer
Jim Harrer

I’m very excited to share some great news with you! Starting today, if you’re a Visual Studio Professional or Enterprise subscriber, you can get free access to Cloud Academy from QA—no trial, and no credit card required. This exclusive benefit is included with your Visual Studio subscription and provides 12 months of free access to Cloud Academy. A...

Mar 5, 2025
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New Debugging and Profiling Features in Visual Studio (v17.13)

Harshada Hole
Harshada Hole

The latest Visual Studio update (v17.13) brings a strong set of debugging and profiling features designed to speed up troubleshooting, making it more efficient. With AI-driven features in this release, variable analysis and data inspection are smarter and more intuitive, and problems are easier to identify and debug. Profiling tool improvements als...

Debugging and DiagnosticsGitHub CopilotProfiling
Mar 3, 2025
7

Great new productivity features in Visual Studio

Mads Kristensen
Mads Kristensen

Sometimes it’s the little things in life that matter the most. In the latest version of Visual Studio, we’ve added some features and tweaks that aim to put a smile on your face and make you more productive. Here is a list of some of these, and if you want the full list, make sure to check out the release notes. Customize file encoding Developers ...

Developer Productivity
Feb 27, 2025
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Catch issues before you commit to Git

Jessie Houghton
Jessie Houghton

Discovering issues with code changes after committing changes can be frustrating. Fortunately, Visual Studio offers a new feature that helps you catch potential problems early, improving your code quality. Visual Studio now includes a feature powered by GitHub Copilot that lets you review your local code changes before committing them, befor...

GitHub CopilotGitCopilot
Feb 24, 2025
2

Leverage vision in Copilot Chat

Jessie Houghton
Jessie Houghton

Now, in the preview channel, you can attach images in GitHub Copilot chat to help you illustrate your ideas effectively and get the best responses.  Imagine working on a UI development task where describing a design or layout through text just doesn't cut it. Or perhaps you're debugging an issue and need to share a screenshot of an error sta...

GitHub CopilotCopilotGitHub Copilot Chat
Feb 20, 2025
4

Unlocking More Power: Tool Calling in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio

Rhea Patel
Rhea Patel

Have you ever been frustrated when Copilot doesn’t understand you? While it can’t read your mind, we’ve been working hard to make your coding experience smoother. Previously, Copilot in Visual Studio could look at files in your repository, but you needed to specify the context of your code manually. We understand this wasn’t the most intuitive e...

GitHub CopilotCopilotContext