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Hidden Gems in Visual Studio: Hidden Features You Might Not Know
Visual Studio is full of improvements and practical tools that can enhance your productivity. Most developers only consider its prominent features, like upgrading to the 64-bit version or .NET Hot Reload. However, the Visual Studio 2022 edition also includes less-noticed hidden features. If you’ve recently installed Visual Studio 2022—for example,

7 Productivity Tips for Coding with Visual Studio 2022
Starting to work with Visual Studio is exciting, especially after a fresh installation. If you want to code faster and with more confidence, leveraging the powerful built-in shortcuts and features of this IDE is incredibly helpful. This article reviews 7 simple tips, from smart code completion to integrated Git tools,

10 Necessary Plugins for Visual Studio 2022 in 2025
Developers who work professionally with Visual Studio 2022 know how much having an equipped development environment affects the programming experience. After installing Visual Studio 2022 and activating it with a legal Visual Studio 2022 product key, the next step is customizing its environment with powerful plugins. In the rest of

The Democratization of Coding: How Visual Studio 2022 is Decreasing Obstacles for New Developers?
Introduction In recent years, a wide movement occurred through the democratization of coding, which means programming is not exclusively for professionals and experts, and all people can enter this domain. Visual Studio 2022 from Microsoft is one of the best examples of this approach. This integrated development environment features lower

Visual Studio 2022 or Visual Studio Code: Which one do you prefer in 2025?
If you’re new to the programming language world, you may have heard about **Visual Studio 2022** and **Visual Studio Code** a lot. Both of these tools are powerful and are used to write code, but they have different targets and goals. Visual Studio 2022 is a complete integrated development environment

Pair Programming with AI in Visual Studio: How GitHub Copilot Changed Coding
Introduction: Getting Familiar with Your New AI Partner in Programming Imagine having an ever-available partner in Visual Studio that helps you whenever you work with this tool. For everyone, whether working with the free Community version of Visual Studio 2022 or a licensed version, this is a reality, not science fiction.

How to Build an Installer in Visual Studio 2022 (Complete Guide)
Creating an installation package for your program is an important step in distributing software. Visual Studio 2022 provides a powerful tool to create a professional installer file to make an easy installation process for clients. This tutorial guides you on how to create a complete installation file in Visual Studio

How to Download & Install Visual Studio 2022 Offline?
Visual Studio 2022 is a Microsoft integrated developing environment (IDE) which is necessary for developing .NET, Python, C++ and many other programming languages. Although online installing of this software is common, many developers prefer to install it offline for reasons such as limited internet connection, installing it on multiple devices,

How to Install and Run the Rust Compiler on Windows 10 and 11 (Step-by-Step Guide)
In this paper we describe how to install and run Rust compilers in Windows 10 and 11 using ABI GNU instead of MSVC, which is the default installer. This guide helps you set up the Rust development area on Windows and compile your program using the Rust language. Nowadays, Rust

RAD Studio 12.3 Athens New Features: Smarter Development, Faster Results!
In this article we try to announce key enhancements and new features of RAD Studio 12.3 Athens and provide you with links to more information.

Introducing the Best Libraries to Send Emails in your .NET Application
Introducing the Best Libraries to Send Emails in .NET Frameworks – Aspose.Email vs GemBox.Email vs Limilabs Mail.dll !

Full Guide on How to Clone Git Repository in Visual Studio 2022
This tutorial helps you to learn the cloning process of the Git repository in Visual Studio 2022 to make you sure that you can access common code databases easily and participate in them.