What's new in Visual Studio docs
Welcome to what's new in Visual Studio docs. The following sections provide details on the previous three months of new and updated content.
November 2024
Debugger
New articles
- Get started with breakpoints in the Visual Studio debugger
- IDiaStackWalkHelper::addressForVA
- IDiaStackWalkHelper::getFunctionFragmentsForVA
- IDiaStackWalkHelper::getNumberOfFunctionFragmentsForVA
Updated articles
- Use the right type of breakpoint - Refactor breakpoints article and incorporate review feedback
- Use the Memory windows in the Visual Studio debugger (C#, C++, Visual Basic, F#) - Update article on Memory windows
- First look at the Visual Studio Debugger - Update debugger content for viewing return values
- IDiaStackWalkHelper::pdataForVA - Add docs for 3 missing IDiaStackWalkHelper functions
- IDiaStackWalkHelper - Add docs for 3 missing IDiaStackWalkHelper functions
- SymTagEnum - Fix broken links due to improper code escapes
Deployment
Updated articles
- Visual Studio Installer Projects Extension and .NET - Update .NET installer projects article
Extensibility
Updated articles
- Overview - Add 17.12 documentation to VisualStudio.Extensibility
- Use Visual Studio editor extensibility - Add 17.12 documentation to VisualStudio.Extensibility
- Write to the Visual Studio output window - Updating docs for VS.Extensibility output window in 17.12
IDE
Updated articles
- Code style preferences - Clarify code cleanup instructions
- Create, work with, and delete Visual Studio projects and solutions - Add new copy between VS instances features
- Configure trust settings for files and folders - Add VS 17.12 feature MOTW (Mark of the Web)
- Find in Files - Update Find in Files for 17.12 for refresh and modify options
- Use Visual Studio search - Update for 17.12 for new All In One Search features
- Quick Actions - Add instruction for invoking quick actions, refactor
- Fonts and Colors, Environment, Options dialog box - Add collapsible text indicators to table
- Sign in to Visual Studio with accounts that require multifactor authentication (MFA) - Add access denied text
Profiling
Updated articles
- Visualize dotnet counters from the Visual Studio profiler - Add content for .NET Meters histogram tool
Test
Updated articles
- Debug and analyze unit tests with Test Explorer - Add content for debugging unit tests with Copilot
Community contributors
The following people contributed to the Visual Studio docs during this period. Thank you! Learn how to contribute by following the links under "Get involved" in the what's new landing page.
- Michael-K-Stein - Michael Kuperfish Steinberg
- alexravenna - Alex Ravenna
- cathei - Maxwell Keonwoo Kang
- PhilKang0704 - Phil
- prasoonpankaj - Prasoon Pankaj
- saranshsaini - Saransh Saini
October 2024
Azure
Updated articles
- Add a connection to an Azure SQL Database - Connected Services security updates for 17.12
- Adding Azure Storage by using Visual Studio Connected Services - Connected Services security updates for 17.12
- Add Key Vault to your web application by using Visual Studio Connected Services - Connected Services security updates for 17.12
- Create an Azure Cloud Services (extended support) project with Visual Studio - Retire classic cloud services
- Manage roles in Azure Cloud Services (extended support) - Retire classic cloud services
- Configure Azure Cloud Services (extended support) roles with Visual Studio - Retire classic cloud services
- Debug an Azure Cloud Services (extended support) service in Visual Studio - Retire classic cloud services
- Set up diagnostics for Azure Cloud Services (extended support) and virtual machines - Retire classic cloud services
Containers
New articles
- Build a container project from the command line
- Use SSL for containerized ASP.NET Core apps
- Customize container images for debugging
- Set the container entry point
- Customize container volume mapping
Updated articles
- Container Tools launch settings - Launch profile settings for 17.12
- Tutorial: Create a multi-container app with Docker Compose - Update the Docker Compose multicontainer tutorial for .NET 8
- Customize Docker containers in Visual Studio - Split up large article about customizing containerized app projects
- Debug apps in a local Docker container - Split up large article about customizing containerized app projects
Debugger
New articles
Updated articles
- Tabular visualizers in Visual Studio - Update debugger article on tabular visualizer with Copilot content
- Project settings for a C++ debug configuration - draft new command arguments topic
- Specify symbol (.pdb) and source files in the Visual Studio debugger (C#, C++, Visual Basic, F#) - Update debug pdb documentation.
Deployment
New articles
Updated articles
- Quickstart: Publish an ASP.NET web app - Web deployment settings - new article
Extensibility
New articles
Get started
Updated articles
- Tutorial: Get started with C# and ASP.NET Core in Visual Studio - Freshness updates
IDE
Updated articles
- Set multiple startup projects - Add coverage of multi-project launch profiles
- Build and clean projects and solutions in Visual Studio - Review and update. Add batch build.
- /Build (devenv.exe) - Add info about building setup projects
- Title not found in: - What's new in Visual Studio docs - update for September
Install
Updated articles
- Configure installation default settings using a response file - Add specific 2019 and 2022 examples
JavaScript
New articles
Updated articles
- Create a React project - Add Tutorial for React, update React, Vue, Angular articles
Modeling
Updated articles
- Customize File Storage and XML Serialization - Added a note about DSL modeling changes regarding BinaryFormatter
MSBuild
Updated articles
- MSBuild command-line reference - Change formatting for better localization
- Tutorial: Use MSBuild - Review and update
Profiling
Updated articles
- Case study: Isolate a performance issue (C#, Visual Basic, F#) - Update Copilot information in the VS Profiling case studies
- Case Study: Beginner's guide to optimizing code and reducing compute costs (C#, Visual Basic, C++, F#) - Update Copilot information in the VS Profiling case studies
- Identify hot paths with a flame graph (C#, Visual Basic, C++, F#) - Update Flame Graph article with additional context and information
Windows
Updated articles
- Visual Studio documentation - Remove low traffic and out-of-date links, add some links
Community contributors
The following people contributed to the Visual Studio docs during this period. Thank you! Learn how to contribute by following the links under "Get involved" in the what's new landing page.
- Michael-K-Stein - Michael Kuperfish Steinberg
- NenoLoje - Neno Loje
- PhilKang0704 - Phil
September 2024
Debugger
Updated articles
- View and change variable values with DataTips in the code editor - Add details to CPU Insights article and debug with Copilot
- Inspect an exception using the Exception Helper - Update Exception Helper article for debugging async exceptions
Extensibility
Updated articles
- Using VisualStudio.Extensibility SDK and VSSDK together - Update outdated VisualStudio.Extensibility in-proc docs
Get started
Updated articles
- Tutorial: Open a project from a repo - Updated images and text
- Tutorial: Extend C# console app and debug in Visual Studio (part 2 of 2) - Update article for user feedback
- Tutorial: Learn to use the code editor with Visual Basic - Review and update
IDE
Updated articles
- Options, Text Editor, C#, IntelliSense - Update for latest options in product
- Use regular expressions in Visual Studio - Regular expressions examples and clarifications
- AI assistance when you write code - Intellicode Tools, Options UI updates
- Manage project and solution properties - Add more info & screenshots on Solution properties context menu and dialog
- Get better answers by setting the context for GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio - Add more info on context used by chat
- Bookmark code in Visual Studio - Fix issue on bookmark discoverability
Install
Updated articles
- Install Visual Studio - Add sign-in info to install doc
Profiling
Updated articles
- Case study: Isolate a performance issue (C#, Visual Basic, F#)
- Add Copilot instructions for profiling case study articles
- Revise profiling article on isolating a performance issue to use a case study format
- Case Study: Beginner's guide to optimizing code and reducing compute costs (C#, Visual Basic, C++, F#) - Add Copilot instructions for profiling case study articles
- Analyze performance by using CPU profiling in the Performance Profiler (C#, Visual Basic, C++, F#) - Incorporate review feedback for CPU Usage article
Test
Updated articles
- Microsoft.CodeCoverage.Console tool - Add usage details related to Microsoft.CodeCoverage.Console usage
Community contributors
The following people contributed to the Visual Studio docs during this period. Thank you! Learn how to contribute by following the links under "Get involved" in the what's new landing page.
- cmkaya - Cem Kaya
- Meir017 - Meir Blachman
- PhilKang0704 - Phil
- Rageking8 -
- sailro - Sebastien Lebreton
- Vincezhaoc - Vince Zhao
- vritme -