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Microsoft updates C++ build tools for Visual Studio

The MSVC Build Tools Preview updates have arrived for August 2026, targeting Visual Studio v14.52.

By Paul Krill

Aug 13, 20262 mins

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Visual Studio v17.11 brings productivity improvements, GitHub Copilot enhancements

Microsoft also unveiled the first preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.12, featuring support for the forthcoming .NET 9 development platform.

By Paul Krill

Aug 14, 2024 3 mins

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Visual Studio rolls out new Extension Manager

Updated Extension Manager, on by default in Visual Studio 17.10, allows users to view detailed descriptions of extensions without leaving the IDE.

By Paul Krill

Jun 3, 2024 2 mins

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Diving into Microsoft’s dev tunnels

Microsoft has quietly added a cloud-hosted secure tunnel to Visual Studio and VS Code, making it easier to test APIs, web services, and mobile back ends.

By Simon Bisson

Feb 29, 2024 8 mins

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Visual Studio upgrade boosts Code Search

Visual Studio 2022 17.9 Preview 3 allows users to search for any word or string of characters across their codebase.

By Paul Krill

Jan 19, 2024 2 mins

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Microsoft retires Visual Studio 2013

Visual Studio 2013 will no longer receive security updates after April 9. The company advises users to upgrade to Visual Studio 2022.

By Paul Krill

Jan 2, 2024 2 mins

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Microsoft axes Visual Studio for Mac

Microsoft advises current users of Visual Studio for Mac to switch to Visual Studio Code, run Visual Studio for Windows in a VM, or use Microsoft Dev Box on Azure.

By Paul Krill

Aug 31, 2023 2 mins

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Visual Studio 2022 updates spotlight productivity

Visual Studio 2022 17.7 and a preview of 17.8 promise to streamline development with enhancements to diffs, comparisons, searches, pull requests, unit tests, and more.

By Paul Krill

Aug 12, 2023 2 mins

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Microsoft improves F# language hints in Visual Studio

Microsoft is previewing inline type hints, inline parameter name hints, and return type hints for the F# programming language in Visual Studio.

By Paul Krill

Jul 10, 2023 2 mins

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Visual Studio updates shine on C++, Git, Wasm, and DX

Visual Studio 2022 17.6 brings significant performance, editor, and C++ enhancements, while a version 17.7 preview adds more productivity improvements.

By Paul Krill

May 19, 2023 3 mins

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