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Become a master at Git and Open Source 

December 13, 2021 Dec 13, 2021 12/13/21
Jason Chlus
Have you ever wondered how to manage your code better but never had the time to learn about Git and version control? Maybe you are the only one working on your code and thought that Git is only good for collaboration? Are you someone who has been working on proprietary code and has not had a chance to learn from or contribute to open source...

Introducing the new Razor editor in Visual Studio 2022

December 1, 2021 Dec 1, 2021 12/1/21
Mika Dumont
With the release of Visual Studio 2022 you can now use the new Razor editor for local ASP.NET Core development with MVC, Razor Pages, and Blazor. Download Visual Studio 2022 and make sure to update to 17.0.2 to get the latest Razor updates. Benefits of moving to a Razor Language Server Protocol We have been working for some time on a new...

Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 3, and Upcoming Native M1 Processor Support

November 8, 2021 Nov 8, 2021 11/8/21
Jordan Matthiesen
This is an exciting post for us today with several announcements – First, Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 3 is now available with support for the general availability release of .NET 6. Second, our team has been working on native support for the Apple M1 processor, and it will be available soon in a future preview. This post contains ...

More flexible and inclusive ways to manage your documents

November 3, 2021 Nov 3, 2021 11/3/21
Grace Taylor
One of Visual Studio 2022’s key investments is in helping you personalize Visual Studio so that you can code the way you want. We’ve added new capabilities for added flexibility and inclusivity for working with your documents! Flexible workspace We’ve introduced a way for you to color file tabs by project, so that you don’t have ...

Visual Studio 2022 Launch Event Agenda

November 1, 2021 Nov 1, 2021 11/1/21
Andy Sterland
We’re excited to host the Visual Studio 2022 launch event on November 8th. This release is unique: it brings together, the move to 64-bit, new capabilities, and improvements to reliability and performance across your entire developer workflow. The launch event is a celebration of that work, and all the work, our community, and extension

We’ve upgraded the UI in Visual Studio 2022

October 18, 2021 Oct 18, 2021 10/18/21
Emily Stoll
In Visual Studio 2022, our team made a series of targeted investments to upgrade the Visual Studio user interface. We’re committed to spending time on the things that have meaningful impact to your product experience, so we grounded our work in real problems and suggestions surfaced by you and made sure to work with you every step of the way