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File under “You can’t do this with 32-bit addressing”: 1,600 projects and about 300,000 individual files open simultaneously in VS 2022.
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We’re not sure what to think of “IntelliCode” – it’s an unfair comparison, but it reminds us too much of BASIC’s drop-down command selections on the original Mac classic.
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VS2022 will have new icons and a new font (Cascadia Code).
Earlier today, Microsoft gave us a look at Visual Studio 2022, which will release the first public preview later this summer. If you’re in the Visual Studio ecosystem, this seems like a killer upgrade.
Visual Studio enters the 64-bit world … finally
With Visual Studio 2022, you will finally be able to take advantage of all the system’s RAM. Earlier versions of Visual Studio are 32-bit applications, reducing VS to a maximum of 2GiB RAM.
The new VS2022 is completely 64-bit – without which the first GIF in the gallery above would not be able to open 1,600 projects and approximately 300,000 files simultaneously.
IntelliCode gets a little smarter
Visual Studio’s IntelliCode AI engine – which the least of us might think of simply as “autocomplete” – also gets an upgrade.
We have no specific details on the various, just a promise that “Visual Studio 2022 will provide deeper and deeper integrations into daily workflows, helping you take the right action in the right place at the right time.”
Media and languages
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.NET Hot Reload allows you to apply code changes without restarting the application or losing status.
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VS2022 will have full support for .NET 6, including the UI MAUI Multi-platform App UI seen here.
The new Visual Studio 2022 offers full support for .NET 6 and all the features it offers. This includes .NET MAUI – the multi-platform application interface visible in the gallery above – as well as .NET Hot Reload, a feature that allows developers to apply code updates to a running application without having to restart the application, or to lose the current state.
Visual C ++ also gets new productivity features, tools and IntelliSense. Along with these features, cross-platform developers receive support for CMake, Linux, and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
Git and GitHub integration
Visual Studio 2022 will provide strong new support for Git and GitHub.
This includes built-in logic and checkpoints to guide developers through the merger and review processes, anticipating feedback from colleagues ahead of time. Microsoft says, “Our guiding principle here helps you have more confidence in the code you deliver.”
See the full ad
If you’re a developer in the Visual Studio ecosystem – or you’re considering becoming one – check out the full Visual Studio 2022 ad for more details, including enhanced code search, Azure support, a refresh of the Mac platform, and more.
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