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Apr 3, 2025
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Your Pluralsight Benefit Just Got Better

Jim Harrer
Jim Harrer

  As I talk with Visual Studio developers about the learning and skilling benefits included in their subscription, one thing I hear often is: “I wish I had more time to actually use Pluralsight.” Starting today, I’m pleased to share that we’re doing something about that. We’ve extended access to Pluralsight for all Visual Studi...

AnnouncementVSS Benefits
Aug 14, 2024
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First preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 with .NET 9

Mads Kristensen
Mads Kristensen

We’re excited to announce the availability of Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 Preview 1 – the first preview of our next update to Visual Studio. This update focuses on providing fantastic developer experiences for working with .NET 9 projects and new AI productivity features, along with continues improvements all-around. Download the preview and see the ...

AnnouncementVisual Studio 2022
Aug 13, 2024
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Visual Studio 2022 v17.11 – Your feedback in action

Mads Kristensen
Mads Kristensen

We are thrilled to announce the General Availability (GA) of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11. This release is a testament to our commitment to listening to you, our developer community. Every enhancement, every fix, and every new feature in this release has been shaped by your feedback. Whether you're building web, desktop, cloud, or gaming applic...

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Jun 3, 2024
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Introducing the Revamped Visual Studio Resource Explorer

McKenna Barlow
McKenna Barlow

With the recent revamp of Visual Studio’s Resource Explorer, developers are in for a treat! We’re thrilled to unveil the reimagined Visual Studio Resource Explorer, and trust us, it’s a game-changer. Developers who manage resources in Visual Studio will be delighted to learn that we have finally updated our out-of-the-box resource management exp...

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May 21, 2024
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Maximizing joy and minimizing toil with great developer experiences

Amanda Silver
Amanda Silver

The future always starts with developers. They determine the speed of innovation, and never has that been more true than today, in the era of Generative AI. We’re already seeing GenAI have a profound impact on the way that we build applications and collaborate with our colleagues. More developers will be empowered to create with technology by havin...

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Nov 14, 2023
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Visual Studio 17.8 now available!

Adrian Murphy
Adrian Murphy

Unlock New Heights in Developer Productivity: Optimized C++ Support, Enhanced Enterprise Capabilities, and Full .NET 8 Integration The latest update (17.8) for Visual Studio 2022 is now generally available! Offering a comprehensive suite of enhancements that span productivity, programming languages, and enterprise management, this general rele...

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May 10, 2023
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Visual Studio UI Refresh

Kaitlin Brooks Cherry Wang Dante Gagne
Kaitlin,
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Microsoft Fluent design language provides a unified framework to create and deliver more productive, consistent, and accessible applications. The Fluent design principles have been applied across familiar products like Microsoft 365 and we’ve been using those principles in the IDE to make targeted improvements to real problems. We’re excited to...

AnnouncementVisual Studio 2022Accessibility
Feb 21, 2023
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Visual Studio 2022 – 17.5 Released

Anthony Cangialosi
Anthony Cangialosi

We’re excited to announce that Visual Studio 17.5 is now generally available. This release is full of updates that take friction out of your daily workflows making it easier for you stay in the zone while you code. Features like all-in-one search and intent-based suggestions help you move faster, while improved build and debug speeds ensure your ID...

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Nov 8, 2022
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Visual Studio for Mac 17.4 is now available

Iain Holmes
Iain Holmes

Visual Studio for Mac v17.4 is available today! This release includes improvements to the editor like the new Editing State margin and the return of the Class pad, and fixes for issues that users have reported. We’re also releasing our first preview of Visual Studio for Mac 17.5 for people to see what we’ve got planned.  To update now, use the V...

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Oct 12, 2021
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Join us November 8 for the Launch of Visual Studio 2022

Amanda Silver
Amanda Silver

On behalf of our entire team, I’m excited to announce the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2022 on November 8, and the immediate availability of the Visual Studio 2022 Release Candidate (RC) and Preview 5. We invite you to explore the latest capabilities of Visual Studio 2022 at our virtual launch event on November 8. Throughout the day, you can l...

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