{"id":225501,"date":"2019-05-22T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T18:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=225501"},"modified":"2020-04-24T11:33:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T18:33:10","slug":"visual-studio-2019-version-16-1-generally-available-and-16-2-preview-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/visual-studio-2019-version-16-1-generally-available-and-16-2-preview-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 now generally available (and 16.2 Preview 1 as well)"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span><\/span>oday, we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>making\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1\u00a0<\/span><\/span>general<\/span><\/span>ly<\/span><\/span>\u00a0availab<\/span><\/span>le,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as well as the first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>p<\/span><\/span>review\u00a0<\/span><\/span>release\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0You can download\u00a0<\/span><\/span>both versions<\/span><\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>VisualStudio.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. I<\/span><\/span>f you already have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Preview\u00a0<\/span><\/span>installed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you c<\/span><\/span>an<\/span><\/span>\u00a0alternatively\u00a0<\/span><\/span>click the notification bell from inside Visual Studio to update.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>We\u2019ve highlighted some notable features below<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and y<\/span><\/span>ou can\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span>l<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>o s<\/span><\/span>ee a list of all the changes in the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>current release notes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Preview release notes<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What to expect in 16.1\u00a0today<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s start with\u00a0<\/span>Visual Studio IntelliCode<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>which\u00a0<\/span>we made\u00a0<\/span>generally available<\/span><\/a>\u00a0at \/\/Build 2019. IntelliCode now comes installed with any workload that supports C#, C++,\u00a0<\/span>TypeScipt<\/span>\/JavaScript, or XAML.\u00a0<\/span>IntelliCode<\/span>\u00a0provides AI-enhanced IntelliSense, so as you type, the context of the code will be used to recommend the next API you might use, rather than a simple alphabetical list.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>If you work with multiple\u00a0<\/span>monitors<\/span>, and multiple resolutions, with Per-Monitor-Aw<\/span>a<\/span>reness, you will find that in most cases, your IDE and tool windows will scale appropriately for crisp visuals too.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>F<\/span>inally, Visual Studio Search will now display Most Recently Used results<\/span>\u00a0to help you get to\u00a0<\/span>projects faster.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For .NET developers<\/span>, we\u2019ve added\u00a0<\/span>new<\/span>\u00a0.NET\u00a0<\/span>productivity features<\/span><\/a>\u00a0such as one-click code cleanup on projects and solutions, a new toggle block comment keyboard shortcut and\u00a0<\/span>new\u00a0<\/span>refactoring\u00a0<\/span>capability\u00a0<\/span>to move types to other namespaces. But that\u2019s not all! You now h<\/span>ave improved IntelliSense that provides completion for unimported types and improvements to the .<\/span>editorconfig<\/span>\u00a0integration.\u00a0<\/span>Finally<\/span>, we have a preview\u00a0<\/span>XAML Designer<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for .NET Core 3.0 WPF development<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1\u00a0<\/span>also has\u00a0<\/span>several new features specific to the\u00a0<\/span>Linux Development with C++ workload<\/span><\/a>: native support for the\u00a0<\/span>Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>AddressSanitizer integration<\/span><\/a>, the\u00a0<\/span>ability to separate build and debug targets<\/span><\/a>, and logging for remote connections. We also introduced a bunch of\u00a0<\/span>improvements to our CMake support<\/span><\/a>\u00a0including\u00a0<\/span>Clang\/LLVM support for CMake projects<\/span><\/a>, better\u00a0vcpkg\u00a0integration, and enhanced customizability for importing existing caches.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"C++<\/span><\/p>\n

We continuously strive to make Visual Studio\u00a0<\/span><\/span>faster<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>efficient.\u00a0When we started 1.5 years ago, the average load time was 68 seconds for 161-sized solution and the Test Explorer took over 5 minutes to load time. With the latest release this has now been cut to 5 and 24 seconds<\/span><\/span>\u00a0respectively as shown below<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Performance\"<\/p>\n

Test Explorer UI<\/span>\u00a0Updates<\/span>\u00a0(16.2)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

One of the focus areas for version 16.2 have been enhancements to the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Visual Studio<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Test Explorer<\/span><\/span>\u00a0where we have incorporated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a lot of community feedbac<\/span><\/span>k\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span>\u00a0help\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>become more productive<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by<\/span><\/span>\u00a0keep<\/span><\/span>ing<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the developer inner loop as tight as possible<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> The update<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Test Explorer provides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>better handling of large test sets, easier filtering, more discoverable commands, tabbed playlist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>views, and the addition of customizable columns that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>let\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you<\/span><\/span>\u00a0fine tune what test information is displayed.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Test<\/span><\/p>\n

You can now e<\/span>asily view<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0total number of failing tests at a glance and filter by outcome with the summary buttons at the top of the Test Explorer.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Filter\u00a0buttons\"<\/p>\n

You can also c<\/span><\/span>ustomize\u00a0<\/span><\/span>what information is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shown\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>your\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tests by selecting what columns are displayed! You can display the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>D<\/span><\/span>uration column when\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you<\/span><\/span>\u2019<\/span><\/span>r<\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span>\u00a0interested in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>i<\/span><\/span>dentify<\/span><\/span>ing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>slow\u00a0<\/span><\/span>perform<\/span><\/span>ing tests<\/span><\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>yo<\/span><\/span>u<\/span><\/span>\u00a0can u<\/span><\/span>se the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Message column\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>comparing results<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>This table layout mimics the Error List table in its customizability<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The columns can also be filtered<\/span><\/span>\u00a0using the filter icon that appears when hovering over the column header<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Adjustable<\/p>\n

Additionally, y<\/span>ou\u00a0<\/span>now\u00a0<\/span>can<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>specify what is displayed in each tier of the test hierarchy. The default tiers are Project, Namespace, and then Class, but you can also select Outcome or Duration groupings.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Customizable<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Playlists can be displayed in multiple tabs and are much easier to create and discard as needed.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Live Unit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Testing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also<\/span><\/span>\u00a0gets its own tab that displays all tests currently included in Live Unit Testing so you can easily\u00a0<\/span><\/span>keep track of Live Unit Testing results<\/span><\/span>, se<\/span><\/span>parate from the manually run test results.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Live Unit Testing<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is a<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Visual Studio feature that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>automatically runs any impacted unit tests in the background and presents the results and code coverage live in the Visual Studio IDE in real time.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Playlists<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read about all the new updates in the release notes<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Visual Studio integration with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Azure\u00a0SignalR\u00a0Service<\/span>\u00a0(16.2)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you are building Web Apps or services that are deployed and hosted in Azure App Service, then you may be using the Azure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>SignalR<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Service too, to enable real-time communication to enable you to route WebSocket traffic in a more efficient and scalable way. When developing these apps in Visual Studio 2019 16.2 Preview 1, you will now have a smoother experience to create and configure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Azure SignalR Service<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 automatically during the publish phase to Azure App Service<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Give it a try today and let us know what you think<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

We encourage everyone to\u00a0<\/span>update to Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 by downloading directly from VisualStudio.com and we would also invite you to try out the 16.2 Preview 1 release by downloading it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>online<\/span><\/a>, or updating\u00a0<\/span>via<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>notification bell inside Visual Studio.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0You can also\u00a0<\/span>use the Visual Studio Installer to install the update.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u00a0<\/span>are continuously driven by your\u00a0<\/span>feedback<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0so we look forward to hearing what you have to say about\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>latest release. If you come across\u00a0<\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>issues,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>make sure to let us know<\/span>\u00a0by using the\u00a0<\/span>Report a Problem tool<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>n Visual Studio. Additionally, you can head over to\u00a0<\/span>Visual Studio Developer Community<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to track your issues, suggest a feature, ask questions, and find answers from others. We use your feedback to continue to improve Visual Studio 2019, so thank you again on behalf of our entire team.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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