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GitHub accounts are now integrated into Visual Studio 2019

November 19, 2020 Nov 19, 2020 11/19/20

Ruben Rios

We are happy to announce that Visual Studio 2019 now offers a fully integrated GitHub account experience. Starting with version 16.8, you’ll be able to add both GitHub and GitHub Enterprise Server accounts directly from Visual Studio. The new functionality allows you to add and leverage them just as you do with Microsoft accounts, which ...

Announcing the Release of the Git Experience in Visual Studio

November 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 11/12/20

Pratik Nadagouda

We’re excited to announce that our new Git tooling is now the default source control experience in Visual Studio 2019, beginning with version 16.8. We've been working on this experience over the last year, iterating based on your feedback to build out key features, enhance performance, and fine tune quality. Above all, we’ve focused on ...

Exciting new updates to the Git experience in Visual Studio

July 9, 2020 Jul 9, 2020 07/9/20

Pratik Nadagouda

We've been addressing your feedback for improving the Git experience within Visual Studio. This post talks about updates in merge conflict resolution, branch management, previewing commits, branch history, and much more.

Improved Git Experience in Visual Studio 2019

March 30, 2020 Mar 30, 2020 03/30/20

Pratik Nadagouda

We just released the first iteration of a revamped Git experience in Visual Studio 2019 to enhance your productivity when working with code on GitHub, Azure Repos, and other hosting services.

Getting Started with GitHub Actions in Visual Studio

August 22, 2019 Aug 22, 2019 08/22/19

Taysser Gherfal

This month, GitHub announced CI/CD support for the GitHub Actions API. GitHub Actions now makes it easier to automate how you build, test, and deploy projects on any platform, including Linux, macOS, and Windows. This blog is an introduction to how you can quickly start utilizing GitHub Actions in Visual Studio.

Improved Productivity with new Version Control Features in Visual Studio 2015

June 15, 2016 Jun 15, 2016 06/15/16

Allison Buchholtz-Au

Whether you’re working on a side project with some friends or developing enterprise software, odds are you’re using source control. With the advent of open source software and collaboration, source control is an increasingly important part of the developer workflow. We’ve spent the last two updates working to improve the source control ...