Getting the Most out of the Latest in Visual Studio
summary
Visual Studio 17.14 shifts to a monthly cadence and embeds GitHub Copilot free in the IDE, claiming faster GPT‑4.1 defaults, model choice (Cloud4, Sauna, Opus, Gemini 2.5 Pro), and a adaptive paste feature that rewrites pasted code to match context and style. Editor adds next edit suggestions that auto-propose multi-location edits; Copilot chat gains codebase indexing, image input, prompt files under .github/prompts and a copilot_instructions.mmd. Other specifics: extension packs and auto-updates, solution-based color themes, LINQ data‑tips, C++ dynamic debugging, mono debugger for .NET MAUI, and local code review.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Visual Studio Live session
- 1:03Introduction
- 7:47Visual Studio 2024 updates
- 14:08Code editor and AI features
- 28:11Copilot chat workflows
- 32:44Debugging and profiling
- 40:27Git tooling updates
- 45:43Q&A
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