VSLive! 2026 is back with a full lineup oAf developer events, kicking off in Las Vegas and at Microsoft HQ in Redmond. Each event is designed for developAers who want practical skills, real world insights, hands on labs, and meaningful conversations with peers and product experts. Pick the location that fits your goals and see why these events fill up fast at aka.ms/VSS/Blog/VSLive
About us
The most comprehensive IDE for .NET and C++ developers on Windows. Fully packed with a sweet array of tools and features to elevate and enhance every stage of software development.
- Website
-
http://www.visualstudio.com
External link for Microsoft Visual Studio
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington
Updates
-
🔍 Aspire, behind the scenes. Dive deep into how Aspire works—from the App Host and Developer Control Plane to service discovery, reverse proxying, and deployment workflows. 💡 Key insights • Orchestrating processes, containers & telemetry • Why Aspire uses a built‑in reverse proxy • How service discovery works in https://ASP.NET Core • Building custom integrations & host extensions • Publishing to Docker, Kubernetes & Azure 🎥 #VSLive360 session replay: https://buff.ly/gUx30lA
-
-
🚀 Curious how to build a Blazor app that runs natively on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS—without rewriting your UI four times? This Fast Focus session breaks down how .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid brings the best of web and native together for truly cross‑platform apps. A great watch if you’re exploring modern .NET app development or want to level up your hybrid app strategy 🎥 https://buff.ly/d1gcANk #dotNETMAUI
Fast Focus: Building a Blazor MAUI Hybrid App
https://www.youtube.com/
-
Ever wished your tools could remember the little things—your team’s coding style, project conventions, or those unwritten rules everyone forgets—this update is designed for you. Explore the full announcement: 🎥 https://is.gd/Mg8ylp
-
-
🔌 Meet MCP: The “USB for AI” Fabian Williams shows how the Model Context Protocol standardizes tool-calling for agentic apps—giving you control over security, privacy & scale. ✅ Build with Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot Studio, LM Studio ✅ Run MCP locally or in the cloud ✅ Govern agents with observability & guardrails 🎥 Watch the #VSLive! 360 replay: https://msft.it/6044t7ZAm #AI #AgenticApps #MCP
What Is Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Why Should You Care? A Beginner's Guide
https://www.youtube.com/
-
Ever submit feedback on Visual Studio and wonder what happened next? 👀 Learn where feedback is reviewed and how it influences future features. If you build with Visual Studio this is worth a read 🔍 https://lnkd.in/gpFmBgX8
-
🔗 A2A protocol in .NET—simplified! Check out this practical guide to implementing App-to-App (A2A) protocol in .NET for secure, seamless communication between applications. 👉 Read more: https://msft.it/6043t7nV3 #DotNet #Azure #A2A
-
-
Ready to think like a Data Architect? Catch Buck Woody’s #VSLive! 360 session replay and learn what it really takes to design data systems that align with business needs—not just pick databases. ✅ Translate fuzzy business requests into clear requirements ✅ Use frameworks like TOGAF, NIST & Microsoft Data Architecture Guide ✅ Design pipelines for storage, compute, movement, security & continuity ✅ Master visual tools: ER diagrams, BPMN, UML Whether you’re a DBA, developer, or analytics engineer, this roadmap helps you grow into a data architect role. 🎥 Watch now: https://msft.it/6040t7nTk #DataArchitecture
Becoming a Data Architect
https://www.youtube.com/
-
In this #VSLive Fast Focus Live! 360 session replay, we discuss practical ways to cut through data tool overload, classify workloads, separate transactional needs from analytics and AI, and make platform choices that align with real business value. Tune in... https://msft.it/6042tAEw0
Fast Focus on the Data Landscape
https://www.youtube.com/
-
Are you a VS Code developer who occasionally needs something more robust for heavier tasks 🚀💻 The Visual Studio Dev Essentials subscription is free and includes Visual Studio Community when you need a full featured IDE 🧰 You also get valuable benefits, learning resources 📚, and a dedicated newsletter covering the latest tools, updates, and opportunities across the Microsoft developer ecosystem 🔔 Join for free at aka.ms/VSS/DevEssentials