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Introducing the new Razor editor in Visual Studio 2022
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 Razor editor for ASP.NET Core projects based on a Language Server Protocol (LSP). The Language Server Protocol (LSP), is an open-source protocol that defines a standard way for an editor or IDE to enable features. The LSP model has enabled us to add significant new functiona...
Writing extensions just got easier
In collaboration with the open source community, we’re introducing a new toolkit for writing Visual Studio extensions. Extensions used to be difficult to write, but the new toolkit makes it easier than ever. The toolkit consists of brand-new tooling inside Visual Studio as well as new APIs to code against. It’s all included in the free Extensibility Essentials extension. The community of Visual extenders are in a unique position to help create the tooling inside Visual Studio that they themselves would like to use. This toolkit is made by the community – for the community. Getting started The best way to...
Where Are My Favorite Extensions in Visual Studio 2022?
Want to continue using your favorite extensions in VS 2022 but aren’t sure where they are? Check out this post to learn how to find them in the Marketplace, outside the Marketplace, or as integrated VS features!
Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 3, and Upcoming Native M1 Processor Support
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 additional information on the Visual Studio 2022 for Mac release date as well. Read on for more details, and download the latest preview while you’re at it: If you’re already using a preview version of Visual Studio 2022 for Mac, you can use the Visual Studio > Check for Upd...
Visual Studio 2022 now available
I am really excited to announce that we've reached general availability for Visual Studio 2022. Watch the keynote on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8jXO946eDw">YouTube</a>.
More flexible and inclusive ways to manage your documents
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 to hunt for your open files. This is also the most requested item on Developer Community! Color tabs can also be a helpful organization tool for folks who has learning differences or focus challenges. To turn on color tabs, navigate to Tools > Options > Tabs & Windows, ...
Visual Studio 2022 Launch Event Agenda
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
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
Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 2 is now available
One month ago, we released the first public preview of Visual Studio 2022 for Mac after an initial private preview. Today, we’re happy to share that Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 2 is now available. The focus of this preview is to support the new .NET 6 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) release on Intel-based Macs.