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Jessie Houghton
Jessie Houghton
Jul 8, 2024

Demystify history with GitHub Copilot commit explanations

Have you ever struggled to understand what a commit was doing or why it was made? Do you wish you had more clarity and context when reviewing or collaborating ...

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Duncan MacMichael
Duncan MacMichael
Jul 2, 2024

Dive into native Windows development with new WinUI workload and template improvements

At //Build 2024, the WinUI team announced a renewed focus on WinUI as one of the premier app development frameworks we recommend for native Windows app ...

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Jessie Houghton
Jessie Houghton
Jul 1, 2024

Let GitHub Copilot draft your pull request description

Writing good pull request descriptions is essential for effective code reviews and collaboration. But it’s time-consuming and tedious, especially when you ...

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McKenna Barlow
McKenna Barlow
Jun 25, 2024

Code Assessment with .NET Upgrade Assistant

We are thrilled to announce the latest enhancements to the .NET Upgrade Assistant. .NET Upgrade Assistant helps upgrade solutions to newer versions of .NET. ...

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Christine Ruana
Christine Ruana
Jun 19, 2024

Keep Visual Studio automatically updated and secure through Microsoft Update

Visual Studio is coming to Microsoft Update! We’re pleased to announce that starting in August 2024, users of the Visual Studio Community edition who are not ...

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Mark Downie
Mark Downie
Jun 18, 2024

Easily navigate code delegates while debugging

Delegates are everywhere in modern code; a delegate is a type that represents references to methods with a particular parameter list and return type. Developers...

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Sinem Akinci
Sinem Akinci
Jun 17, 2024

Bosch widely adopts Visual Studio for their C++ remote Linux projects

The Bosch security camera team was seeking a unified development setup for their team and recently re-evaluated Visual Studio as a solution for their C++ projects and remote Linux development needs. Their experience with Visual Studio 2022 featured notable improvements relevant to their workflows such as seamless GDB and CMake/WSL integrations ...

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Jessie Houghton
Jessie Houghton
Jun 12, 2024

Catch up on the latest Git tooling features in 17.10 GA

We believe that boosting the productivity of your development and team collaboration helps you produce better software solutions. That’s why the Visual Studio...

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Ashok Kamath
Ashok Kamath
Jun 11, 2024

Visual Studio 2022 – 17.10 Performance Enhancements

We are excited to announce the latest update of Visual Studio 2022, which brings you a range of performance enhancements across various areas of the IDE. In ...

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