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Keep your IntelliCode completions fresh with our GitHub Action for Team Completions
Introducing the Visual Studio IntelliCode GitHub Action for Team Completions, teams can share and automate code completions easily! Visual Studio IntelliCode automates training a Team Completions model as part of your CI workflow to provide in-line completion suggestions based on your own types in C# and C++.
Improvements to XAML tooling in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 Preview 1
In this blog post we'd like to catch you up on what's new in Visual Studio tooling for XAML developers building WPF, UWP and Xamarin.Forms applications. In this post we'll cover new features shipped in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5, 16.6 and the most recent release 16.7 Preview 1.
Expanding Visual Studio 2019 support for Visual Studio Codespaces
Now more than ever, developers are juggling multiple projects at work and at home. New features, bug fixes, PR reviews, & prototypes all compete for time and attention on limited resources. Visual Studio Codespaces provides hosted development environments that allow you to develop entirely in the cloud.
Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.6 is now available
Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.6 is available today and includes an integrated terminal, support for Blazor WebAssembly, updated identity libraries, and support for building and running gRPC projects. Are you ready for the latest version of Visual Studio 2019 for Mac? If so, version 8.6 is available for you to download today! With this release, we’ve continued to polish the existing experience, paying close attention to many of the problem areas mentioned by our users. You’ll also find some significant improvements, especially if you’re a web or mobile developer. Be more productive using the new int...
Releasing Today! Visual Studio 2019 v16.6 & v16.7 Preview 1
Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 is generally available today along with version 16.7 Preview 1. Check out our newest features in C++, .NET Productivity, Git Integration, and XAML. Plus, sign-up to try VS Codespaces.
Live Share, now with chat and audio support!
Enjoy a comprehensive collaboration experience with Live Share chat and audio. These preview features are available in the upcoming week for Visual Studio Code and Live Share web clients. Learn more about how you can use this feature in your favorite IDE.
Building a Progressive Web App with Blazor
A Progressive Web Application (PWA) is a Single Page Application (SPA) that uses modern browser APIs and capabilities to behave like a desktop app. Blazor WebAssembly (now in preview) includes support for Progressive Web Applications. This blog post walks you through building a basic Blazor PWA application.
Student Spotlight: Outside the Fox thinking outside of the box
By Noel Painter In 2018 two roommates began a Computer Graphics and Game Development degree at Charles University in Prague with no prior game development experience. They dove headfirst into the world of game development because their first assignment was to create a game, end-to-end, in only 6 months. As a part of this assignment the student team who created the best game would win the opportunity to attend the White Nights conference in Berlin to present their game at the Big Indie Game Pitch and pitch their game on stage before an audience. Armed with their engineering skills and a desire to push creat...
Introducing Visual Studio Codespaces: cloud-hosted development for wherever you’re working
<p>With a new name of Visual Studio Codespaces, lowered pricing, a Basic instance type, and many other new features, there's never been a better time to try remote development. <a href="https://aka.ms/vso-login">Go give it a try</a>!</p>