Visual Studio

Inside Access: Join Us at VS Live! Redmond for a Week of Deep Developer Learning
A long time ago, I stood in a packed room at VS Live! and watched developers erupt in applause after a debugging demo shaved hours off a real-world problem. That was the moment I realized this wasn’t just a conference—it was a place where developer...
2025-06-23 14:00
Multimodal Vision Intelligence with .NET MAUI
Enhance your .NET MAUI app with photo-based AI by capturing images and extracting structured information using Microsoft.Extensions.AI. The post Multimodal Vision Intelligence with .NET MAUI appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-06-17 19:30
Agent mode is now generally available with MCP support
Copilot agent mode is the next evolution in AI-assisted development—and it’s now generally available in the Visual Studio June update. Agent mode turns GitHub Copilot into an autonomous pair programmer capable of handling multi-step development tas...
2025-06-17 18:24
Improve Your Productivity with New GitHub Copilot Features for .NET!
We recently introduced several new GitHub Copilot-powered .NET experiences designed to help you be more productive. Take a look! The post Improve Your Productivity with New GitHub Copilot Features for .NET! appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-06-12 17:05
Multimodal Voice Intelligence with .NET MAUI
Learn how to enhance your .NET MAUI apps with multimodal AI capabilities, enabling users to interact through voice using plugins and Microsoft.Extensions.AI. The post Multimodal Voice Intelligence with .NET MAUI appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-06-11 17:05
.NET and .NET Framework June 2025 servicing releases updates
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for June 2025. The post .NET and .NET Framework June 2025 servicing releases updates appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-06-10 20:12
.NET 10 Preview 5 is now available!
Find out about the new features in .NET 10 Preview 5 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more! The post .NET 10 Preview 5 is now available! appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-06-10 18:30
Next edit suggestions available in Visual Studio
GitHub Copilot code completions, or gray text, are specialized in autocompleting unfinished code or providing helpful template code. In reality, coding activities are more diverse than writing new code. What if Copilot could better assist your coding n...
2025-06-09 15:00
Next edit suggestions available in Visual Studio GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot code completions, or gray text, are specialized in autocompleting unfinished code or providing helpful template code. In reality, coding activities are more diverse than writing new code. What if Copilot could better assist your coding n...
2025-06-09 15:00
Emit logs on-demand with log buffering
Learn how to delay log emission with the new log buffering feature for more intelligent, context-aware logging in .NET 9 The post Emit logs on-demand with log buffering appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-06-05 17:05
How to filter C++ Build Insights by project
Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 comes with quality-of-life improvements to its C++ Build Insights integration that will make it easier for you to navigate large multi-project traces and handle long file names for your build inputs and artifacts. What ...
2025-06-05 15:37
Catch Up on Microsoft Build 2025: Essential Sessions for .NET Developers
Get up to date on all of the .NET sessions from Microsoft Build 2025 covering .NET 10, C# 14, .NET Aspire, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, AI development, and more! The post Catch Up on Microsoft Build 2025: Essential Sessions for .NET Developers appeared first ...
2025-06-04 19:00
Using AI Foundry with .NET MAUI
Using AI Foundry with .NET MAUI brings the power of LLMs to mobile and desktop applications. The post Using AI Foundry with .NET MAUI appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-06-03 17:15
Cloud Academy: Unlock Your Azure Skills and Accelerate Your Career
When we launched the Cloud Academy benefit for Visual Studio Professional and Enterprise subscribers back in March 2025, our goal was simple: give you the hands-on, practical learning experience you need to confidently master Azure and cloud technologi...
2025-06-03 14:00
Extension Manager updates in Visual Studio
The latest updates in Visual Studio 2022 introduced features specifically designed to improve how you manage extensions. These updates offer tools that help you automate processes, provide detailed controls for configuration, and enhance the user inter...
2025-06-02 18:13
Fine-tune the volume of logs your app produces
Explores the new log sampling feature The post Fine-tune the volume of logs your app produces appeared first on .NET Blog.
2025-05-29 17:05
Announcing dotnet run app.cs – A simpler way to start with C# and .NET 10
We are super excited to introduce a new feature that was released as part of .NET 10 Preview 4 that makes getting started with C# easier than ever. You can now run a C# file directly using dotnet run app.cs. This means you no longer need to create a pr...
2025-05-28 16:00
Improve the commands in your extensions
As Visual Studio extension authors, our goal is to create tools that empower developers across diverse environments. A key part of this mission involves ensuring that your extension commands remain accessible and consistent across all Visual Studio loc...
2025-05-28 15:53
Address Sanitizer Updates for Visual Studio 2022 17.14
Introduction It has been an exciting few months for the Address Sanitizer (ASan) since our last update. In addition to our continuous focus on quality and correctness, our internal “dogfooding” (i.e. internal adoption) effort has reached several im...
2025-05-27 20:04
Address Sanitizer Updates for Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.14
Introduction It has been an exciting few months for the Address Sanitizer (ASan) since our last update. In addition to our continuous focus on quality and correctness, our internal “dogfooding” (i.e. internal adoption) effort has reached several im...
2025-05-27 20:04