C++ - Visual Studio Blog

Join us November 8 for the Launch of Visual Studio 2022

Amanda Silver October 12, 2021 Oct 12, 2021 10/12/21

On behalf of our entire team, I’m excited to announce the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2022 on November 8, and the immediate availability of the Visual Studio 2022 Release Candidate (RC) and Preview 5. We invite you to explore the latest capabilities of Visual Studio 2022 at our virtual launch event on November 8. Throughout the day, ...

Visual Studio 2022 Preview 4 is now available!

Mads Kristensen September 14, 2021 Sep 14, 2021 09/14/21

We are excited to announce the fourth preview release of Visual Studio 2022! With Preview 4, there are more new capabilities on the themes of personal and team productivity, modern development, and constant innovation. In this blog, we're highlighting a few of the new capabilities of Visual Studio 2022 Preview 4. We’d love for you to ...

Visual Studio 2022 Preview 3 now available!

Mads Kristensen August 10, 2021 Aug 10, 2021 08/10/21

We are excited to announce the third preview release of Visual Studio 2022! With Preview 3 there are more new capabilities on the themes of personal and team productivity, modern development, and constant innovation. In this blog we’re going to highlight a few of the new capabilities of Visual Studio 2022 Preview 3. We’d love for you to ...

Visual Studio 2022 Preview 2 is out!

Justin Johnson July 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 07/14/21

We're excited to announce the second preview release of Visual Studio 2022! Preview 1 was the first-ever 64-bit Visual Studio, delivering improved scalability. Starting with Preview 2, we’re focusing on delivering new capabilities on the themes of personal and team productivity, modern development, and constant innovation. In this blog we’...

Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1 now available!

Justin Johnson June 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 06/17/21

We're excited to announce that the first preview release of Visual Studio 2022 is ready to install! This is the first release of a 64-bit Visual Studio and we’d love for you to download it, try it out, and join us in shaping the next major release of Visual Studio with your feedback.

Visual Studio 2022

Amanda Silver April 19, 2021 Apr 19, 2021 04/19/21

Update: Visual Studio 2022 is now available. Download it, try it out, and join us in shaping the next major release of Visual Studio. All of our product development begins and ends with you—whether you posted on Developer Community, filled out a survey, sent us feedback, or took part in a customer study, thank you for ...

The Future of Visual Studio Extensions

Leslie Richardson October 28, 2020 Oct 28, 2020 10/28/20

As we continue improving Visual Studio and expanding to the cloud, let's talk about our upcoming plans to improve the ways we write and use extensions.

Expanding Visual Studio 2019 support for Visual Studio Codespaces

Anthony Cangialosi May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 05/19/20

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.

What’s New in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 2 for C++, Xamarin, and Azure Tooling Experiences

Ulzii Luvsanbat [MSFT] January 30, 2020 Jan 30, 2020 01/30/20

Last week, Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 2 was released, bringing many new features and improvements for developers in Visual Studio to help you build better software faster. Please read some highlights of new features and improved developer experiences in this page.

Customize object displays in the Visual Studio debugger YOUR way

Leslie Richardson June 10, 2019 Jun 10, 2019 06/10/19

Did you know that you can view objects by more than just their types in the Watch, Autos, and Locals windows? Learn how you can customize your object views in debugger windows using DebuggerDisplay and Natvis!

Visual Studio Blog