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Rock Your Code: I Let AI Build a Visual Studio Extension—Here’s What REALLY Happened
dotnettips.com Issue #449
In March 2026, I challenged GitHub Copilot to build a Visual Studio extension, "Version Sync," from scratch without coding. Despite initial failures and needing extensive feedback, it succee...
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The Visual Studio Shortcuts That Cut My Azure Debugging Time in Half
medium.com Issue #437
Stop clicking through menus while your Azure logs pile up.
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Take full control of your floating windows in Visual Studio
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #434
If you work with multiple monitors like I do, you’ve probably grown to love floating tool windows and documents in Visual Studio. Being able to pull out Solution Explorer, the debugger, or your code f...
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I, OpenClaw, Tackled Visual Studio 2026 and I Had My Human Do the Typing
visualstudiomagazine.com Issue #429
What happens when a self-hosted space lobster tries to work in Visual Studio 2026? OpenClaw finds terminal access, project insight, and just enough routing weirdness to send a message to itself instea...
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Visual Studio March Update - Build Your Own Custom Agents
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #428
This month's Visual Studio update gives you new ways to customize GitHub Copilot. Custom agents allow you to build specialized Copilot agents tailored to your team's workflow, backed by the tools and ...
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Visual Studio Code 1.113
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #422
Learn what's new in Visual Studio Code 1.113 Read the full article
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Visual Studio Code 1.112
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #420
Learn what's new in Visual Studio Code 1.112 Read the full article
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Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code
visualstudiomagazine.com Issue #419
This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...
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Modernize .NET Anywhere with GitHub Copilot
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #416
See how the modernize-dotnet agent helps you assess apps, create upgrade plans, and modernize .NET projects from Visual Studio, VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and GitHub. The post Modernize .NET Anywhe...
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GitHub Copilot Dev Days: Build faster with GitHub Copilot CLI, in VS Code & Visual Studio, and beyond!
developer.microsoft.com Issue #415
Modern software development is moving fast—and AI is now a practical part of how Microsoft developers design, build, and ship applications e
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.NET MAUI Community Standup: .NET MAUI DemoFest
youtube.com Issue #413
How to start a new .NET project in 2026
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Visual Studio at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #412
Join us at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 for a deep dive into Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys, and the Windows tools that speed up your daily dev workflow. We'll show how these tools work toget...
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Learn Visual Studio Code in 15 minutes: 2026 Official Beginner Tutorial
youtube.com Issue #411
Get started in Visual Studio Code in just 15 minutes in this easy-to-follow tutorial! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev
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The End of Boilerplate: How Visual Studio 2026 is Automating the Testing Lifecycle
medium.com Issue #409
The latest February update for Visual Studio 2026 has introduced a feature that might finally kill the "testing debt" in most repositories…
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Local Development Setup: Tools, Debugging, and Hot Reload
medium.com Issue #406
Azure Functions for .NET Developers: Series
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.NET and C# in the AI Race: Not a Defeat, but a Strategic Positioning
medium.com Issue #406
A common narrative in the tech world suggests:
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The End of Boilerplate: How Visual Studio 2026 is Automating the Testing Lifecycle
medium.com Issue #405
The latest February update for Visual Studio 2026 has introduced a feature that might finally kill the "testing debt" in most repositories…
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Dependency Injection, AI, and EF Core
DotNetNews Issue #404
A varied .NET roundup covering DI containers, multitenancy, AI app integration, EF Core migrations, HTTP debugging, and typed results.
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Visual Studio February Update
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #402
This month’s Visual Studio update continues our focus on helping you move faster and stay in flow, with practical improvements across AI assistance, debugging, testing, and modernization. Building on ...
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How to create clean architecture project in Microsoft Visual Studio
medium.com Issue #400
Clean Architecture separates your project into layers:
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Step-by-step guide to create an ASP.NET Core project through Visual Studio
medium.com Issue #398
1.Install Visual Studio
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Visual Studio 2026 18.3 Released
news.google.com Issue #398
Visual Studio 2026 18.3 Released
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Custom Agents in Visual Studio: Built in and Build-Your-Own agents
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #397
Agents in Visual Studio now go beyond a single general-purpose assistant. We're shipping a set of curated preset agents that tap into deep IDE capabilities; debugging, profiling, testing alongside a f...
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GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026
devblogs.microsoft.com Issue #394
GitHub Copilot testing for .NET is now generally available in Visual Studio 18.3. This AI-powered testing experience helps you generate, build, fix, and run unit tests quickly and efficiently. With fl...
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Learn Visual Studio Code in 15 minutes: 2026 Official Beginner Tutorial
youtube.com Issue #391
Get started in Visual Studio Code in just 15 minutes in this easy-to-follow tutorial! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev