{"id":244462,"date":"2023-08-10T07:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=244462"},"modified":"2023-08-09T20:14:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T03:14:21","slug":"lets-co-create-your-voice-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/lets-co-create-your-voice-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Co-Create! Your Voice Matters\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

We want to celebrate the suggestions you\u2019ve made and the time you have invested in giving feedback to help build Visual Studio. We’re thrilled to announce that <\/span>Visual Studio 2022 17.7<\/span><\/a>, which began with Preview 1 on May 16th, is now officially out of Preview and generally available! The journey from Preview to today has been shaped by the insights and feedback of our community. Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or are just joining now, we want to thank you for the suggestions you\u2019ve made in this new release.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Feedback from developers like you influences every release of Visual Studio. We want you at the heart of our product development process so we can quickly remove pain points and make you more productive. If you haven\u2019t given feedback before, we invite you to join the conversation on our <\/span>Microsoft Developer Community<\/span><\/a> where you can vote, comment, and engage directly with Microsoft engineers and product managers. You can also <\/span>report problems<\/span><\/a> you may be facing and <\/span>suggest new ideas<\/span><\/a> that you want to see come to life. We’re immensely grateful for the time you’ve invested in providing feedback and we encourage you to continue sharing your thoughts because your feedback is pivotal in making Visual Studio the best tool it can be. With that being said we’re excited to dive into the latest set of features that emerged from your feedback, highlighting the t<\/span>remendous <\/span>impact of your suggestions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Community Suggestions for 17.7:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Here are some of the features you’ve been talking about, and our responses to them. We’re all ears and focused on next steps for the upcoming release:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Comparing Files<\/span><\/a> (\ud83d\ude4f<\/span>community suggestion<\/span><\/a> \u2013 543 votes)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n

You no longer need to leave Visual Studio and rely on other tools to compare files. Now you can easily compare any file in Solution Explorer with other files by either:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n