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C++20 Features in Visual Studio 2019 versions 16.7 and 16.8

November 19, 2020 Nov 19, 2020 11/19/20
Sachin Thakur
We have continued our efforts to implement C++20 in the MSVC toolset, with noteworthy progress being made in VS (Visual Studio) 2019 v16.7 and VS 2019 v16.8. This blog post lists the features implemented since the C++20 Features and Fixes in VS 2019 16.1 through 16.6 blog post...

GitHub accounts are now integrated into Visual Studio 2019

November 19, 2020 Nov 19, 2020 11/19/20
Sachin Thakur
Starting with version 16.8, you’ll be able to add both GitHub and GitHub Enterprise accounts directly from Visual Studio. The new functionality allows you to add and leverage them just as you do with Microsoft accounts, which means that you’ll have an easier time accessing your GitHub resources across Visual Studio...

What’s new in .NET Productivity

November 18, 2020 Nov 18, 2020 11/18/20
Sachin Thakur
The .NET Productivity team (a.k.a. Roslyn) wants to help you be more productive! We’ve seen a lot of excitement in the past few months over our latest features which automate and reduce editing tasks to a single click and help save you time. In this post, I’ll cover some of the latest .NET productivity features available in Visual Studio ...

Getting Started With NuGet 5.8

November 17, 2020 Nov 17, 2020 11/17/20
Sachin Thakur
NuGet 5.8 is included in Visual Studio 16.8 and .NET 5.0 out of the box. You can also download NuGet 5.8 for Windows, macOS, and Linux as a standalone executable...

Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 and v16.9 Preview 1 Release

November 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 11/12/20
Sachin Thakur
Visual Studio team is proud to announce the release of Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 and v16.9 Preview 1. These releases have several notable features from the teams improving Git Productivity, C++, IntelliCode, .NET, XAML, and Web Tools. In addition, we hope you have been able to sign-up for our Preview of GitHub Codespaces as there is so much ...

Announcing the Release of the Git Experience in Visual Studio

November 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 11/12/20
Sachin Thakur
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 ...

Announcing .NET 5.0

November 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 11/12/20
Sachin Thakur
We’re excited to release .NET 5.0 today and for you to start using it. It’s a major release — including C# 9 and F# 5 — with a broad set of new features and compelling improvements. It’s already in active use by teams at Microsoft and other companies, in production and for performance testing...

Announcing ASP.NET Core in .NET 5

November 12, 2020 Nov 12, 2020 11/12/20
Sachin Thakur
.NET 5 is now released! .NET 5 is the next version of .NET Core and the future of the .NET platform. With .NET 5 you have everything you need to build rich, interactive front-end web UI and powerful backend services. ASP.NET Core in .NET 5 is loaded with lots of great new features and improvements...

.NET 5.0 Launches at .NET Conf, November 10-12

November 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 11/2/20
Sachin Thakur
.NET Conf is a free, three-day, virtual developer event co-organized by the .NET community and Microsoft. This year .NET 5.0 will launch at .NET Conf 2020. Come celebrate and learn about the new release...