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Microsoft is killing Visual Studio for Mac next year
Microsoft has announced that Visual Studio for Mac will only be supported for one more year, despite getting consistent updates in recent months.
Microsoft has announced that Visual Studio for Mac is being retired, with support for the final release, version 17.6, ending as soon as next year.
Visual Studio 2022 17.5 improves Arm64 support and adds an accessibility checker
Microsoft has rolled out a new update to Visual Studio with a long list of improvements. The company also announced the first .NET 8 preview.
Microsoft has released a significant update for Visual Studio 2022, bringing the IDE to version 17.5. This update improves multiple aspects of the experience, including a new Accessibility Checker feature and improved support for Arm64 devices.
Visual Studio now runs natively on Windows Arm devices
Visual Studio 17.4 is now available, and it comes with native support for Arm devices, meaning you can expect much better performance.
It's been a long time coming, but native Arm64 support for Visual Studio is finally here. Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.4 to the general public, and it can now run natively on Arm64-based devices such as the Surface Pro 9 with 5G or the Windows Dev Kit 2023 (previously known as Project Volterra).
Visual Studio 2022 17.3 adds official support for .NET MAUI and Arm64EC
Visual Studio 2022 is getting updated to version 17.3, and it makes it easier to develop apps for Arm64-based Windows devices.
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.3 for Windows, bringing a few new capabilities for developers to leverage in their apps along with an array of other improvements. Among these, two might stand out if you've been following the news around app development at Microsoft: official support for .NET MAUI and Arm64EC.
Visual Studio 2022 preview now runs natively on Windows 11 Arm devices
Microsoft has released a new preview of Visual Studio 20222 for Windows, adding native support for Arm devices for the first time.
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.3 Preview 2 today, and it's the first version of Visual Studio to run natively on Arm devices running Windows 11. Microsoft announced an Arm version of Visual Studio at Build last month, and now, curious developers can try it for themselves. This is a big step in enabling developers to both develop and test apps on Arm64 devices.
Visual Studio 2022 for Mac launches with a new UI, .NET 6 support, and more
Microosft has released the first stable version of Visual Studio 2022 for Mac, alongside the first preview of the next release.
Microsoft has officially released Visual Studio 2022 for Mac (version 17.0), roughly ten months after the first private preview was launched. The new version of Visual Studio comes with a brand-new UI based on the native macOS design, replacing the old design that was using a mix of UI technologies. Additionally, the IDE now runs on top of .NET 6, which means it now runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs, promising a performance uplift of up to 20% compared to Visual Studio 2019.
Visual Studio 2022 17.1 inches closer to release with new Preview 2 build
Visual Studio 2022 17.1 isn't quite ready for wide release yet, but Microsoft does have a new Preview 2 build available for testing.
Visual Studio is one of the most popular integrated development environments (IDEs) around, with support for many different programming languages. The latest available version is Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0.3, but Microsoft is getting closer to the release of 17.1 with a new preview build.
Visual Studio 2022 is now generally available, and it's the first 64-bit version
Microsoft has announced that Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6 are now generally available for developers, with the former being a 64-bit app now.
Microsoft has announced that both Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6 have reached general availability today. These updated tools brings new capabilities for developers meant to speed up the development process, as well as create better apps.
Visual Studio 2022 Preview 2 is now available with new icons and features
Microsoft has releeased the second major preview of Visual Studio 2022. It brings new icons, full localization, and new tools for developers.
About a month ago, Microsoft released the first preview of Visual Studio 2022. This is the first version of the IDE to be built exclusively for 64-bit PCs, so the first release was focused on finding and fixing issues with the transition. There wasn't a whole lot that was new. Today, though, we're getting Visual Studio 2022 Preview 2, and it brings a lot more new features.
Visual Studio 2022 is now in preview, built for 64-bit PCs
Microsoft has released the first Visual Studio 2022 preview, bringing it to 64-bit. This is the biggest change in this release, but there are other news.
Microsoft has released the first preview of Visual Studio 2022, the next major update to its developer IDE. Microsoft first announced Visual Studio 2022 back in April, and the big news is that it's now a 64-bit app. It won't be limited to using 4GB of RAM on the main process, so it will be able to handle more complex workloads more reliably.