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Improved Git Experience in Visual Studio 2019

March 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 03/31/20
shikhakaul
Last week we released version 16.6 Preview 2 of Visual Studio 2019. It contained the first iteration of a revamped Git experience to improve your productivity when working with code on GitHub, Azure Repos, and other hosting services...

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 Preview 2 Brings New Features Your Way

March 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 03/31/20
shikhakaul
Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 Preview 2 comes with several new, exciting capabilities for you to try today.  We recognize that everyone is facing unprecedented stress and concerns with current world events. The Visual Studio team are all working from home and learning how to navigate the challenges that brings to our day-to-day lives.  ...

Catch up on the latest .NET Productivity features

March 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 03/31/20
shikhakaul
The Roslyn team continuously works to provide tooling that deeply understands the code you are writing in-order to help you be more productive. In this post, I’ll cover some of the latest .NET Productivity features available in Visual Studio 2019...

Visual Studio Subscriptions resources for remote learning and productivity

March 31, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 03/31/20
shikhakaul
If someone had told me three months ago, that very soon I would be required to stay in my house and only leave for necessities, I wouldn’t have believed it. But many of you, like me, are facing this as a new reality. This means increased work as we juggle working from home with our families, or increased spare time on our hands that we weren...

Announcing DirectX 12 Ultimate

March 26, 2020 Mar 26, 2020 03/26/20
shikhakaul
From the team that has brought PC and Console gamers the latest in graphics innovation for nearly 25 years, we are beyond pleased to bring gamers DirectX 12 Ultimate, the culmination of the best graphics technology we’ve ever introduced in an unprecedented alignment between PC and Xbox Series X...

Extending the Reach of Windows ML and DirectML

March 26, 2020 Mar 26, 2020 03/26/20
shikhakaul
Since the initial release, Windows ML has powered numerous Machine Learning (ML) experiences on Windows. Delivering reliable, high-performance results across the breadth of Windows hardware, Windows ML is designed to make ML deployment easier, allowing developers to focus on creating innovative applications...

Visual Basic support planned for .NET 5.0

March 26, 2020 Mar 26, 2020 03/26/20
shikhakaul
We’ve heard your feedback that you want Visual Basic on .NET Core. Earlier versions of .NET Core supported Class Library and Console applications types. Starting with .NET 5 Visual Basic will support...