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Visual Studio 2026 18.3 Released
""charp" OR "asp.net" OR "fsharp" OR "c#" OR "vb.net" " - Google News Issue #398
Visual Studio 2026 18.3 Released
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Custom Agents in Visual Studio: Built in and Build-Your-Own agents
Microsoft Dev Blogs 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
Microsoft Dev Blogs 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 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
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Upgrade to modern .NET with GitHub Copilot: Assess → Plan → Execute
YouTube Issue #389
In this video, I demo the GitHub Copilot app modernization agent inside Visual Studio and walk through the full upgrade workflow: Assessment → Planning → Execution. You’ll see a full end-to-end demo o...
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Hire C# Developer: How Companies Find the Right Talent for Scalable Software
C# Corner Issue #389
Looking to hire a C# developer for your startup or enterprise project? Learn how to find skilled C# and .NET developers, avoid hiring mistakes, and work with experienced consultants and architects to ...
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WPF Memory Leaks: The Static Event Trap that Eats Your RAM
Medium Issue #388
A visual guide to identifying and fixing memory leaks in .NET applications using Visual Studio Diagnostic Tools.
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Roadmap for AI in Visual Studio (February)
Microsoft Dev Blogs Issue #388
After a busy January (catch up here), we're shifting focus to reliability and refinement. This month is about
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Hands On Comparison: Building a Dynamic Web App in VS Code and Google Antigravity with Prompts Only
Visual Studio Magazine Issue #386
A hands-on test compared Visual Studio Code and Google Antigravity on generating and refining a simple dynamic Ticket Desk web application through prompts, revealing that workflow differences became m...
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Getting Started with C# Programming: A Beginner’s Guide
Medium Issue #385
Learn how to set up Visual Studio and understand the basic building blocks of C#
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Hands On: Testing Cursor, Windsurf and VS Code on Text-to-Website Generation
Visual Studio Magazine Issue #381
A hands-on comparison shows how Cursor, Windsurf, and Visual Studio Code approach text-to-website generation differently once they move beyond the basics and begin redesigning and extending their own ...
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Visual Studio Tips That Save Hours
C# Corner Issue #378
Unlock peak productivity in Visual Studio! Discover 14 time-saving tips, from AI-powered IntelliCode to debugging secrets and hot reload. Stop wasting time, start coding smarter!
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GitHub Copilot. Rewrite of Legacy .NET App: The Smart Way to Automate Project Scaffolding
Medium Issue #378
Part 2: Creating Solution Structure and Project Scaffolding in Visual Studio
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Copilot Memories
Microsoft Dev Blogs Issue #374
Are you wasting time reviewing code for nits on code standards, project preferences, or important contribution guidelines?
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Understanding Migrations in Visual Studio: A Practical Guide for .NET Developers
C# Corner Issue #373
Master database schema changes in .NET with Visual Studio Migrations. This guide covers setup, usage, best practices, and practical examples for seamless updates. Keep your database in sync!
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Hands On with New Experimental GitHub Copilot 'Agent Skills' in VS Code
Visual Studio Magazine Issue #370
Visual Studio Code 1.108 introduces Agent Skills for GitHub Copilot, enabling developers to define reusable, domain-specific automation that can handle everything from code refactoring to custom text ...
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Why Visual Studio 2026 and .NET 10 Could Be the Ultimate Startup Cheat Code
Medium Issue #365
Startups don’t fail because of bad ideas — they fail because they move too slowly.
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Visual Studio 2026: How AI Is Transforming the Way Developers Code
Medium Issue #361
Code smarter with Visual Studio 2026: AI features, GitHub Copilot, and cloud tools streamline workflows and spark innovation. Continue reading on Syncfusion »
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Visual Studio “View” Menu — What’s Actually Useful (And What Can Wait)
Medium Issue #359
If you open the View menu in Visual Studio, it feels overwhelming.
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Build, Rebuild, and Clean Solution — Explained Like You Actually Need It
Medium Issue #358
If you’ve ever paused over Build Solution, Rebuild Solution, or Clean Solution in Visual Studio, wondering “Which one should I click now?”…
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Implementing NuGet Central Package Management (CPM) in a .NET Solution using Visual Studio 2026
Medium Issue #355
Managing NuGet package versions across multiple projects can quickly become painful as a solution grows. Duplicate versions, inconsistent…
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A shortcut gives me a weird path for a program shortcut that doesn't point to the executable, so what is it?
Microsoft Dev Blogs Issue #355
Say you have a shortcut file and you want to see what its target is. The natural thing to do is to call IShellLink::GetPath, which returns S_FALSE if the shortcut does not target a path, or returns S_...
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Debugging, but Without the Drama (A Visual Studio 2026 Story)
Microsoft Dev Blogs Issue #354
It starts the way these things always start. A red build. A failing test. And that quiet, sinking feeling of “This worked yesterday.” Meet Sam. Sam’s not a junior, not a rockstar, just a solid devel...
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Behind the scenes of the Visual Studio feedback system
Microsoft Dev Blogs Issue #354
Here on the Visual Studio team, our top priority is making your coding experience smoother and more enjoyable. And that begins with truly listening to your feedback. We understand that sometimes shari...