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GitHub accounts are now integrated into Visual Studio 2019

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

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

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

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 ...

A more secure GitHub Experience

Ruben Rios November 9, 2020 Nov 9, 2020 11/9/20

As the next step in the journey towards a more secure GitHub experience, beginning November 13th, GitHub and Visual Studio will no longer accept account passwords when authenticating with the REST API and will instead require using token-based authentication (e.g., personal access or OAuth), for all authenticated operations for GitHub.com. ...

Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 2 Releases New Features Today!

Jacqueline Widdis August 25, 2020 Aug 25, 2020 08/25/20

New features in Git Integration, .NET Productivity, Web Tools, and Xamarin are releasing in Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 2. Each of our teams continue to work hard to delight our developers. For this reason, Preview releases are some of the most exciting for us as we wait to hear how our newest features impact your work.

Improved Git Experience in Visual Studio 2019

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

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

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

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.

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