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Developing Accessible Apps with Visual Studio

March 8, 2023 Mar 8, 2023 03/8/23

Dante Gagne

When your application has an accessibility issue, it means that some users will find it harder or impossible to use your application. This means that a percentage of your users are having a bad experience or simply can’t use your product. The implications are far reaching, because many countries have laws governing accessibility in ...

Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1 now available!

June 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 06/17/21

Justin Johnson

We're excited to announce that the first preview release of Visual Studio 2022 is ready to install! This is the first release of a 64-bit Visual Studio and we’d love for you to download it, try it out, and join us in shaping the next major release of Visual Studio with your feedback.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.10 and v16.11 Preview 1 are Available Today!

May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21

Justin Johnson

We are excited to announce the release of Visual Studio 2019 v16.10 GA and v16.11 preview 1. This release makes our theme of developer productivity and convenience Generally Available to Visual Studio users! We’ve added C++20 features, improved Git integration, improved profiling tools, and a host of features that accelerate productivity.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 Preview 3 is Available Today

January 20, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 01/20/21

Jacqueline Widdis

Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 Preview 3 releases today. Highlights of this release include additional functionality in C++, .NET Productivity, XAML Tools, and Accessibility. Check out the new features today!

New Features in Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 3.1

September 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 09/22/20

Jacqueline Widdis

Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 3.1 gives you improvements in Git Integration, C++20 conformance, .NET Productivity, Web Tools, and XAML . Plus, you can sign-up for our new Visual Studio Codespaces.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 2 Releases New Features Today!

August 25, 2020 Aug 25, 2020 08/25/20

Jacqueline Widdis

New features in Git Integration, .NET Productivity, Web Tools, and Xamarin are releasing in Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 2. Each of our teams continue to work hard to delight our developers. For this reason, Preview releases are some of the most exciting for us as we wait to hear how our newest features impact your work.

Visual Studio 2019 v16.7 and v16.8 Preview 1 Release Today!

August 5, 2020 Aug 5, 2020 08/5/20

Jacqueline Widdis

Announcing the release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 and Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 Preview 1. Both versions include additional Git integration, .NET Productivity improvements, WPF additions, and C++ improvements.

Improvements to XAML tooling in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 Preview 1

May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020 05/20/20

Dmitry Lyalin

In this blog post we'd like to catch you up on what's new in Visual Studio tooling for XAML developers building WPF, UWP and Xamarin.Forms applications. In this post we'll cover new features shipped in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5, 16.6 and the most recent release 16.7 Preview 1.

Releasing Today! Visual Studio 2019 v16.6 & v16.7 Preview 1

May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 05/19/20

Jacqueline Widdis

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 is generally available today along with version 16.7 Preview 1. Check out our newest features in C++, .NET Productivity, Git Integration, and XAML. Plus, sign-up to try VS Codespaces.

What’s new in XAML developer tools in Visual Studio 2019 for WPF & UWP

December 4, 2019 Dec 4, 2019 12/4/19

Dmitry Lyalin

If you missed our previous releases or simply have not had a chance to catch-up, this blog post will be the one place where you can see every major improvement we’ve made throughout 2019.

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