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First preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 with .NET 9

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  1. .NET 9 + Aspire
  2. AI productivity
  3. Download Visual Studio v17.12

.NET 9 + Aspire

Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 Preview 1 introduces support for .NET 9 projects, enhancing cloud-native and intelligent app development. .NET 9 focuses on productivity enhancements, streamlined deployments, and accelerated AI integration, ensuring superior performance for developers. Visual Studio 17.12 fully supports .NET 9 development, making it easy to leverage all its improvements. Updates to IDE features streamline working with .NET and ASP.NET, providing an improved developer experience.

AI Productivity

Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 Preview 1 enhances AI productivity with improvements to GitHub Copilot unique to Visual Studio. These enhancements provide more accurate suggestions by leveraging additional context from the IDE, resulting in a more comprehensive knowledge of the solution. Fine-tuned code generation further elevates the coding experience, increasing developer productivity significantly.

Download Visual Studio v17.12

Experience the preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 and explore the enhancements for .NET 9 projects and AI productivity features. Share your feedback via Developer Community, report issues, or suggest new features to further improve Visual Studio. Download the preview from the website or update it within the IDE, keeping in mind that it should not be used in production environments, as some extensions or workloads may not be compatible.