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Apress Getting Started with Visual Studio 2026: Master the New Era of Visual Studio, AI, and Productivity

Name: Getting Started with Visual Studio 2026: Master the New Era of Visual Studio, AI, and Productivity
Brand: Apress
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In today’s rapidly evolving software development landscape, staying current with your Integrated Development Environment (IDE) isn't just advantageous—it’s essential. This book will guide readers through everything they need to know about Microsoft’s next major release, the next-generation Visual Studio 2026, and its transition to a transformative monthly release cadence. This will be the first practical book covering Visual Studio’s new yearly release cadence and the transformative Dev18 (Visual Studio 2026) features. As developers adapt to more frequent updates and AI-powered capabilities, they need a trusted, comprehensive guide—not just release notes—to help them navigate what’s new, what’s changed, and how to stay productive. Unlike generic IDE guides, this book dives deeply into the new AI integrations (such as Copilot “Bring Your Own Model,” Agent Mode, and MCP-based extensions) with step-by-step examples. Readers will not only learn what these tools do but also how to apply them effectively in their day-to-day workflows, gaining a competitive edge in coding speed and quality. With Visual Studio 2022 nearing end-of-support in 2026 and .NET 9/10 aligning with this transition, this book equips developers, students, and professionals to future-proof their skills. By teaching best practices for migration, extension compatibility, and embracing the monthly update cycle, it becomes an indispensable resource for teams preparing to modernize their development environments. What You Will Learn Navigate the new Visual Studio release cadence – Understand how the yearly major release and monthly updates impact development workflows, and adopt strategies for staying current without disruption. Master the refreshed UI and customization options – Leverage new theming, layout flexibility, and productivity-enhancing features to tailor Visual Studio to individual or team needs. Harness AI-powered development tools – Use Copilot integrations, “Bring Your Own Model” setups, and Agent Mode to accelerate coding, refactoring, testing, and project management. Ensure smooth migrations from Visual Studio 2022 and earlier – Upgrade projects, validate extension compatibility, and take advantage of backward-compatible extensions with minimal friction. Boost performance and efficiency in large projects – Apply best practices for working with the performance improvements and responsiveness enhancements in Visual Studio Next. Integrate Visual Studio with the modern .NET ecosystem – Develop and debug applications across .NET 9, .NET 10, MAUI, Blazor, cloud-native, and AI-driven applications with confidence. Future-proof their development environments – Prepare themselves and their teams for ongoing incremental innovation, ensuring they can quickly adopt new features as they are released. Who This Book is For This book is written for professional developers and advanced hobbyists who are already familiar with Visual Studio 2022 (or earlier versions) and want to quickly adopt Visual Studio 2026 and its new features. These readers are comfortable with C#, .NET, and general software development concepts.

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Brand: Apress
Format: paperback
ASIN: B0GPHTZXYG
Category: Books > Subjects > Computing & Internet > Microsoft Windows > Microsoft > Access
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 17 June 2026
Listed Since: 21 February 2026

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