Keep learning, keep building! Make the most of VSLive! with your Visual Studio Subscription

Keeping up with new technology is one thing. Finding worthwhile opportunities to explore what matters most to your work is another. 

That’s where VSLive! can help. It brings technical learning, hands-on experience, expert guidance, and a community of developers together in one place, giving you focused time to explore evolving technologies and decide what’s worth bringing back to your team. 

And if you’re an eligible Dev Essentials member, Visual Studio Professional subscriber, or Visual Studio Enterprise subscriber, you have benefits that can provide a significant discount for these in-person events. 

Develop skills you can put to work 

One of the things that makes VSLive! so beneficial is its focus on practical learning. Rather than simply hearing about the latest technologies, developers have opportunities to explore how those technologies can help solve real development challenges.  

For example, if you’re interested in furthering your skills with Copilot, VSlive! Las Vegas 2027 will offer a dedicated hands on lab equipping you to build an ASP.NET Core Web Assembly SPA from scratch (all in just one day).  

Maybe you’d like to witness Microsoft Foundry in action. VSLive! Las Vegas 2027 will also include dedicated session time for a practical tour of Foundry through the lifecycle of an AI agent. This session will show how Toolbox connects agents to services and tools, how Foundry IQ grounds to enterprise knowledge, and how Hosted Agents support custom agents. 

If you’re struggling with the growing menu of AI coding tools and looking for a framework to compare your many options, you’ll love the demo driven AI comparison session. During this session, major AI contenders will be contrasted side by side as they work to accomplish the same tasks. You’ll see for yourself which tools are best suited for the challenges you face everyday and come away with practical insights.   

Learn from the people around you 

Some of the most valuable opportunities at VSLive! happen outside the scheduled sessions. 

Think about the last time you tried to work through a new technical problem on your own. Chances are another developer has encountered something similar, and at VSLive!, you can connect with developers facing many of the same challenges, compare experiences, discuss solutions, and discover approaches you might not have considered. A conversation between sessions could introduce you to a useful tool, a better development practice, or a different way of solving a problem. 

There’s also value in learning directly from the people who work with these technologies every day. Attendees often have the chance to interact with Microsoft product team members, ask questions about the tools they use, and share feedback based on the latest industry changes. 

Those conversations can create opportunities for two-way learning. Developers gain additional insight into the critical technologies they depend on, while our product team can hear directly about real-world challenges and experiences. 

It’s this combination of technical learning, shared experience, and community that makes VSLive! more than just a collection of conference sessions. 

Save up to $900 with your Visual Studio Subscription 

Here’s a benefit worth checking before making your conference plans: Subscribers can receive discounts of up to $900 on VSLive! conference registration through their Visual Studio Subscription. 

It’s another way your Subscription can help you stay ahead of the curve and take advantage of learning opportunities beyond the software, cloud services, and training resources you may already be using. 

Looking ahead to VSLive! in 2027 

As you consider investing in your technical skills next year, several VSLive! events are already scheduled for 2027: 

• VSLive! Las Vegas | March 22–26, 2027 

• VSLive! Austin | May 2–6, 2027 

• VSLive! at Microsoft HQ | August 2–6, 2027  

If you’re an eligible Dev Essentials member or Visual Studio subscriber, visit the Visual Studio Subscriber Portal to redeem your VSLive! benefit. Join the community at VSLive! and realize what thousands of developers already have: there’s no place like VSLive! to sharpen your skillset, get practical experience, and solve for the challenges you face every day.