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Visual Studio 2026 is here: faster, smarter, and a hit with early adopters
Dear developers, We’re thrilled to announce that Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available! This is a moment we’ve built side by side with you. Your feed...
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Unleashing the Power of Visual Studio 2022 for C++ Game Development
In Visual Studio 2022 v17.7, we are excited to bring you a multitude of performance tune-ups, productivity enhancements, and Unreal Engine integrations for C++ game development. In this blog post, you will learn how to take advantage of these new improvements whether you use Unreal Engine or a proprietary game engine. Not a game developer? See how these features can also benefit your C++ projects. At Visual Studio, we are dedicated to understanding the unique challenges faced by AAA game developers. We recognize that AAA game developers work with large and complex C++ codebases, which often come with speci...
My favorite features in Visual Studio 17.7
Two of my favorite features in Visual Studio happen to share a similar origin story. They were both created in deep collaboration with you, the user, and went through multiple iterations before you gave your final thumbs up. This is the story of how they came to be and why they are my favorites. File comparison Visual Studio 2012 introduced this feature and used by the Team Explorer tooling for working with TFS. However, it was never exposed outside Team Explorer. The only way to use it was from the Command Window (View -> Other Windows -> Command Window) by typing the command name Tools.DiffFiles and...
Visual Studio 2022 – 17.7 Performance Enhancements
Visual Studio 2022 17.7 introduces a set of exciting performance improvements that cater to key areas like F5 Speed, Enhanced Light Bulb Performance in C#, improved memory consumption in C# spell checker, C++ Unreal Engine – IntelliSense optimization, Solution Explorer, Find in Files and much more. Our key theme is to elevate the performance of Visual Studio and these performance enhancements pave the way for a seamless and productive coding journey in Visual Studio 2022 17.7. Embrace the power of these upgrades and experience a new level of development efficiency. Happy coding! Enhanced F5 Speed The F5 ...
Let’s Co-Create! Your Voice MattersÂ
We want to celebrate the suggestions you’ve made and the time you have invested in giving feedback to help build Visual Studio. We're thrilled to announce that Visual Studio 2022 17.7, which began with Preview 1 on May 16th, is now officially out of Preview and generally available! The journey from Preview to today has been shaped by the insights and feedback of our community. Whether you've been with us since the beginning or are just joining now, we want to thank you for the suggestions you’ve made in this new release. Feedback from developers like you influences every release of Visual Studio. We want you ...
Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 1 has arrived!
Hot on the heels of the General Availability of Visual Studio v17.7, (Visual Studio 2022 – 17.7 Now Available) we're thrilled to introduce the next set of enhancements that aim to streamline your workflow and boost your productivity. In this preview, we're bringing you features that can significantly improve your day-to-day tasks. From creating a PR directly within Visual Studio to a case-preserving search & replace across multiple files, we're making your tasks simpler and more efficient. We've also extended IntelliTest support for .NET 6+ and .NET Standard, making it easier to generate and manage unit ...
Visual Studio 2022 – 17.7 Now Available
We're delighted to announce the General Availability (GA) of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 today. This release is a testament to our continued commitment to creating an enriched developer experience, powered by community feedback, and driven by the needs of the diverse developer landscape. From novice coders to experienced developers, this update packs a variety of productivity enhancements, performance improvements, and new features to streamline your coding journey. Throughout each of our Visual Studio releases, we have committed to enhancing Visual Studio across a set of enduring themes. Visual Studio 2...
Announcing the Unity extension for Visual Studio Code
Today we are thrilled to announce a preview of the Unity extension for Visual Studio Code. Remember when we launched the first preview of C# Dev Kit this past June? It delivers an editor-centric approach that elevates your C# development in Visual Studio Code with great features including a native Test Explorer, a dedicated Solution Explorer, and the incorporation of AI in code authoring, to name just a few. Today, we're delighted to present the initial preview of the Unity extension for Visual Studio Code. This new extension, Unity development in Visual Studio Code across Windows, macOS, and Linux. We i...
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Rock Your Debugging Game: Parallel Stack Window Tips You Need to Know!
In Visual Studio 2022 17.6 and 17.7 we added a ton of new features in Parallel Stack Window that can take your multithreaded debugging to the next level. But what can the Parallel Stack Window do for you? The answer is simple - it offers valuable insights into how your code functions in multithreaded or parallel or async environments. Understanding how your code behaves in a parallel environment is crucial as multithreaded programming becomes the norm. Luckily, the Parallel Stacks Window comes to the rescue by visually presenting the execution flow of multiple threads. And with the following productivity-boost...