Web Development

Web development refers to the process of creating, building, and maintaining websites and web applications that operate on the internet or intranets. It encompasses a broad range of tasks, including coding, technical design, and performance optimization, to ensure a seamless user experience.

Stop waiting on a failed build

Stop solution builds after the first project failure so you can return to fixing the error sooner.
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15 Oct 2026

New Tools, New Workflows and the Value of the Visual Studio Subscription: What We Learned at VSLive! San Diego

What happens when developers who have spent decades working with Visual Studio start rethinking how they write code, learn new skills, and expand their access to development tools?  At VSLive! San Diego, we had an opportunity to find out as developers gathered for five days of technical sessions, hands-on learning, and conversations about Visual Studio, […]
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14 Oct 2026

October Patches for Azure DevOps Server

We are releasing new patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay up to date with the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The most recent release, Azure DevOps Server, is available on the download page. The following versions have been patched. For more details on […]
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14 Oct 2026

New Wiki Editor Experience

We are excited to announce a new editing experience for Wiki pages. We are replacing the existing editor with a new editor built on Monaco Editor, the same editor technology that powers Visual Studio Code. Monaco brings many of the editing capabilities familiar to Visual Studio Code to Wiki pages, while preserving the functionality of […]
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8 Oct 2026

What Would You Build in Azure If You Didn’t Have to Ask for a Budget First?

Maybe you’d deploy that .NET application you’ve been working on. Try a serverless architecture. Experiment with containers. Build a proof of concept. Or spend some time exploring an Azure service you haven’t used yet.  If you’re an eligible Visual Studio subscriber, you may already have a personal Azure sandbox waiting for you.  Many Visual Studio […]
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6 Oct 2026

GitHub-hosted agents with Pay-as-you-Go pricing are now generally available in Azure Pipelines

Today, we’re announcing the general availability of GitHub-hosted agents and pay-as-you-go pricing in Azure Pipelines. GitHub-hosted agents give teams access to more compute options for their pipelines, including native Apple silicon and larger Linux and Windows machines. Instead of purchasing parallel-job capacity in advance, you pay only for the pipeline execution time you use, based […]
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1 Oct 2026

Updates to Copilot Code Reviews for Azure Repos

We announced the public preview of Copilot Code Review for Azure Repos in late August. Since then, we have continued to make improvements, fix bugs, and add new features. We wanted to share an update on some of the recent changes. Effort levels The effort level controls how much time Copilot spends reviewing a pull […]
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1 Oct 2026

Visual Studio September Update – Power Your Workflow with Your Model

Bring your own AI model with updates to BYOM, fix NuGet vulnerabilities from the Error List, explore pull requests with the Git agent, see which operand decides an if condition, and attach to Podman containers.
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30 Sep 2026

Today I will… debug a production crash

We’ve all experienced this, the desktop application is hanging, the window is greyed out, and we’re just waiting for it to start to respond. Or we’re on a website and are sure that it was going to load faster than this, but we’re just waiting the loading icon spin around and around. These sorts of […]
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23 Sep 2026

AI Is Changing How We Code. It’s Also Changing How We Learn. 

AI is changing software development at a pace no one can ignore.  Developers now have powerful AI tools that can help us write code, understand unfamiliar codebases, troubleshoot problems, learn new frameworks, and get answers in seconds. That is an incredible opportunity. But as these tools become more capable, I believe something else is becoming more valuable […]
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16 Sep 2026

Today I will… improve test coverage

Today I want to look at how we can improve on the test coverage that we have in the Interview Coach application. This application has some unit tests in it already, but I’m sure there is room for improvement. Defining our baseline Before we start writing tests, it’s a good idea to have a baseline […]
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16 Sep 2026

September Patches for Azure DevOps Server

We are releasing new patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay up to date with the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The most recent release, Azure DevOps Server, is available on the download page. The following versions have been patched. For more details on […]
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11 Sep 2026

Today I will… find hidden latency across a distributed .NET application

When a distributed application feels slow, the user sees one delay. The code behind that delay may run across a web frontend, backend services, databases, and external APIs. If you profile only the frontend while the backend is slow, the profiler can show that the frontend is healthy without revealing the actual bottleneck. This article […]
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9 Sep 2026

Stop alt-tabbing into the wrong Visual Studio

A user asked for per-solution color themes. It already ships, and it goes further than they asked. You run several instances of Visual Studio side by side, one per solution, and they all look identical. Same taskbar icon, same alt-tab thumbnail, same chrome. So, you land in the wrong one, start typing, and realize thirty […]
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2 Sep 2026

Today I will… review GitHub PRs

Today I will show you how we can tackle one of the most common tasks when working in a development team or managing an open-source project, and that is working with Pull Requests. While we’re going to be using the GitHub tooling within Visual Studio for this, the approach would be very similar with Azure […]
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2 Sep 2026

Enterprise Live Migrations is now in public preview

Move Azure DevOps repositories to GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency while minimizing disruption Over the last several years, we’ve encouraged customers to move their repositories from Azure Repos to GitHub to take advantage of the latest AI-powered and agentic development experiences. We know that making this move at enterprise scale isn’t always straightforward. Critical […]
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1 Sep 2026

Azure DevOps in the GitHub Copilot App

The Azure DevOps plugin is now available for the GitHub Copilot app, allowing you to view and manage Azure DevOps pull requests and work items directly in the Copilot app. What you can do The initial release supports: View your work items and pull requests from My Work Open work items and pull requests Edit […]
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27 Aug 2026

Copilot Code Reviews for Azure Repos (public preview)

Today, we’re announcing the public preview of GitHub Copilot Code Review for Azure Repos, making the feature available to all Azure DevOps customers using the service. There’s no longer a need to sign up for early access. Customers can now enable Copilot Code Review for their Azure Repos repositories and start using it. With the […]
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26 Aug 2026

Apple Silicon and Xcode 27 images available in pay-as-you-go (preview)

Apple developers can now build and test their applications natively on Apple Silicon in Azure Pipelines. New arm64 macOS agents are available in public preview through the pay-as-you-go GitHub-hosted Agents pool. Starting with Apple Silicon, Azure Pipelines is bringing over some of the agent sizes already available in GitHub Actions. The preview includes the following […]
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18 Aug 2026

August Patches for Azure DevOps Server

We are releasing new patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay up to date with the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The most recent release, Azure DevOps Server, is available on the download page. The following versions have been patched. For more details on […]
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12 Aug 2026

Build Azure Skills Faster with Cloud Academy, a Visual Studio Subscriber Benefit

If you’ve been looking for a practical way to build Azure skills, Cloud Academy (a QA company) gives Visual Studio subscribers hands-on learning that fits into busy schedules.  Whether you’re new to Azure, expanding your cloud expertise, working towards certifications or preparing for more advanced projects, this benefit helps you learn by doing.  What you’ll find in Cloud Academy  The Cloud Academy benefit gives Visual Studio subscribers a flexible […]
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4 Aug 2026

Tell your model when to think harder 

Not every question deserves the same amount of thought. Renaming a variable isn’t the same as debugging a memory leak, and they don’t need the same level of thinking. So why should your model treat them the same way every time? Starting in Visual Studio 18.9 Insiders 2, it doesn’t have to. Supported models now come with a thinking […]
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29 Jul 2026

Visual Studio Administrator? Join our Private Marketplace Preview!

Organizations are increasingly looking for greater control over extensions within development environments. Driven by security, compliance, and internal governance requirements, teams want more visibility into how developers discover and acquire extensions. To address these needs, we’re excited to begin previewing Private Marketplace support in Visual Studio. Private Marketplace for Visual Studio For organizations familiar with […]
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16 Jul 2026

Pick, manage, and get the most from your models

You open the model picker, scroll past a dozen options, and pause. How are these models different? Which one should you actually use? And once you’re a few hundred messages deep, how much capacity is even left before things start dropping off? We’ve all been there. These are the kinds of questions Visual Studio now […]
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15 Jul 2026

Built-in Agent Skills Bring .NET and Azure Expertise into Visual Studio

Visual Studio now includes built-in Agent Skills, created by experts from the .NET and Azure teams, to help you better customize your agentic workflow and complete development tasks more efficiently, starting with the 18.8 Release. Agent Skills are reusable capabilities that enable your agent to perform structured tasks more reliably (to learn more about what […]
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15 Jul 2026

The Visual Studio Dev/Test Benefit: Freedom to Build, Test, and Experiment in Azure

One of the best parts of a Visual Studio Subscription is discovering benefits that can make your day-to-day development work easier and more cost effective. One benefit that deserves more attention is Azure Dev/Test pricing. In fact, it’s one of the most valuable benefits included with a Visual Studio Subscription.  If you’re building cloud applications, testing new ideas, or maintaining multiple development environments, cloud costs can sometimes […]
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14 Jul 2026

Automating your Visual Studio extension builds with GitHub Actions

If you’re building and maintaining Visual Studio extensions, you’ve probably ended up with some sort of build and publishing workflow – whether it’s manual, scripted, or stitched together over time. This post is for extension authors who want a simple, repeatable way to build, version, and publish their VSIX files using GitHub Actions. I’m going […]
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29 Jun 2026

Make Visual Studio look the way you want

Themes are personal. Some of us live in dark mode, some swear by high contrast, and some of us have very strong opinions about that one shade of blue from years ago. The new themes in Visual Studio 2026 are built on Fluent, which gives us a much more consistent and accessible foundation, but we […]
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15 Jun 2026

June Patches for Azure DevOps Server

We are releasing new patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay up to date with the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The most recent release, Azure DevOps Server, is available on the download page. The following versions have been patched. For more details on […]
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12 Jun 2026

Copilot Autofix for GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps

Over the last few years, we’ve encouraged customers to move their repositories from Azure Repos to GitHub, where the newest AI-powered and agentic development experiences land first. Migrating isn’t equally simple for everyone. A move to GitHub can range from straightforward to a multi-year program, depending on an organization’s size, customizations, compliance requirements, tooling, and […]
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11 Jun 2026

Review pull requests without leaving Visual Studio

Pull request integration in Visual Studio has been one of the most requested Git features. Developers have been asking for a way to open a PR, inspect the changes, discuss feedback, and finish the review without switching to the browser. The feedback on that request has played a big role in shaping this experience over […]
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11 Jun 2026

Copilot Code Reviews for Azure Repos

🚨 ​​​​​​​Attention: We are accepting a final round of preview requests, with those organizations scheduled for enablement beginning the second week of July. Requests submitted after July 3 will not be accepted into the preview program. Over the last several years, we have encouraged customers to move their repositories from Azure Repos to GitHub to […]
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9 Jun 2026