November 13th, 2024

First preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.13  

Mads Kristensen
Principal Product Manager

We’re excited to announce the availability of Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 Preview 1 – the first preview of our next update to Visual Studio. This update focuses on providing fantastic developer experiences across the board, with a focus on stability & security, and AI & productivity. Download the preview and see the full list of enhancements in the release notes.  

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Quality & security 

Ensuring the highest standards of quality and security is paramount. Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 incorporates robust quality and security enhancements designed to provide a seamless and secure development environment. With improved diagnostics and debugging tools, developers can now identify and resolve issues more efficiently, leading to more reliable and stable applications. Furthermore, enhanced security features offer protection against potential threats, safeguarding your code and data. These improvements not only streamline your workflow but also bolster your confidence in delivering high-quality, secure software solutions. 

AI & productivity 

Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 integrates advanced AI to boost developer productivity by automating routine tasks, offering intelligent code suggestions, and enhancing coding efficiency. With AI-assisted code completion, refactoring tools, and personalized insights, developers can write cleaner, more efficient code and focus on complex, creative aspects of their projects, ultimately accelerating development cycles. This new release also brings general productivity improvements across the IDE, making it a robust tool for developers at every level. 

 

We hope you enjoy this preview of Visual Studio, and we look forward to hearing what you think. You can share feedback with us via Developer Community, by reporting issues via report a problem and share your suggestions for new features or improvements to existing ones. 

You can download the preview from our website or update it from within the IDE. Please note that you should not use this preview in production environments, and some extensions or workloads may not be compatible with it. 

Thank you for using Visual Studio and happy coding! 

Author

Mads Kristensen
Principal Product Manager

Mads Kristensen is a principal program manager on the Visual Studio team and has published over 150 free Visual Studio extensions. He blogs about anything related to Visual Studio and can often be found hosting various shows on the Visual Studio YouTube channel..