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Sep 18, 2024
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Multi-Project Launch Configuration

Nayana Srikanth
Nayana Srikanth

Are you tired of the hassle of manually configuring your development environment every time you want to launch multiple projects? We've heard your feedback and are thrilled to announce a feature in Visual Studio that simplifies your workflow. The Multi-Project Launch Configuration feature in Visual Studio allows developers to set up and save ...

Sep 16, 2024
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Understanding the behavior of the XAML Designer with abstract base classes

Peter Spada
Peter Spada

Visual Studio 2022 introduced a new XAML designer for building WPF apps, with a goal of increasing the performance and reliability of the designer. The new designer can quickly open a XAML file by using WPF’s built-in parser and display. This new design has a nuanced behavior when the root XAML element derives from an abstract base class. This ...

XAMLWPF
Sep 12, 2024
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VisualStudio.Extensibility 17.11: Settings and more Remote UI support

Dominic Nahous
Dominic Nahous

We continue to invest in the VisualStudio.Extensibility SDK to allow users like you to create extensions that run faster and smoother than ever before! VisualStudio.Extensibility helps you build extensions that run outside the main Visual Studio IDE process for improved performance and reliability. Additional benefits include a sleek and intuitive...

Extensions
Sep 11, 2024
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Search scoping helps you find what you’re looking for

Leah Tran
Leah Tran

If you're working on a large and complex solution, you might find yourself overwhelmed by the number of results when you use code search in Visual Studio. You might be looking for a specific class, method, or variable, but end up scrolling through pages of irrelevant matches. Wouldn't it be nice if you could narrow down your search scope to only ...

Searchcode search
Sep 10, 2024
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Break for Async User-Unhandled exceptions in the Visual Studio Debugger

Anders Sundheim
Anders Sundheim

Before .NET 9, the debugger was unable to track exceptions thrown from user-code async methods into non-user code framework methods, such as ASP.NET middleware. We are pleased to announce that you will now start seeing the debugger stop for these user-unhandled exceptions in your ASP.NET applications, as well as anywhere else this might happen...

Debugger
Sep 9, 2024
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Supercharge C++ Debugging with AI-Generated breakpoint expressions

Harshada Hole
Harshada Hole

Have you ever spent hours debugging your C++ code, struggling to set up the right conditional breakpoint or tracepoint? Or wished for a smarter way to obtain detailed runtime information without manually crafting complex expressions? You're in luck! With Visual Studio 2022, the latest GitHub Copilot feature now offers AI-generated expressions for ...

Debugging and DiagnosticsBreakpoints
Sep 4, 2024
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Incorporate GitHub Copilot into your daily flow

Rhea PatelSinem AkinciMika Dumont
Rhea,
Sinem,
Mika

Streamlining Workflow with GitHub Copilot  Have you ever received code completions that are too large to manage or ones that need slight tweaks, but you must accept all the code to make those changes? To address these pain points, in Visual Studio 17.11 we’ve introduced a new feature that allows you to refine your completions by adding extra ...

Visual Studio 2022GitHub Copilot
Sep 3, 2024
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Enhancing your Visual Studio authentication experience

Ruben Rios
Ruben Rios

The current cyber security climate demands that applications not only provide outstanding features but also prioritize the security of user data. Applications like Visual Studio rely on token-based authentication to access resources on your behalf. While effective, token-based authentication can be susceptible to attacks if not properly protected. ...

securityWAM
Aug 29, 2024
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New GitHub Copilot features in Visual Studio 2022 17.11

Amy Nguyen
Amy Nguyen

Visual Studio 2022 17.11 now brings exciting advancements from GitHub Copilot! This release significantly improves how GitHub Copilot integrates into your development workflow, offering smarter and more intuitive coding assistance. Discover the new GitHub Copilot features in Visual Studio, such as enhanced context understanding, improved code ...

Visual Studio 2022GitHub Copilot
Aug 28, 2024
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C++ Gaming Productivity Update for Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11

David Li
David Li

Introduction In Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11, you will find brand new productivity enhancements for your game development workflows. From faster conditional breakpoints to a swath of Unreal Engine enhancements, we have added various productivity boosters based on your feedback. Once again, thank you for sharing Developer Community feedback and...

Visual Studio 2022Game DevelopmentUnreal Engine

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