Best of Visual Studio — September 2025

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    Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here!

    Microsoft announces Visual Studio 2026 Insiders, featuring deeply integrated AI capabilities, significant performance improvements for enterprise-scale development, and a modern UI redesign using Fluent UI. The release introduces the new Insiders Channel replacing the Preview Channel, includes GitHub Copilot Free integration, and promises faster solution loading, building, and debugging across both x64 and Arm64 architectures. The IDE now offers enhanced code understanding, automated testing suggestions, performance profiling with AI-powered fixes, and 11 new color themes.

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    TypeScript 7 native preview in Visual Studio 2026

    TypeScript 7 native preview is now available in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders, offering significant performance improvements including 10x faster compile times and 8x faster project loading for large codebases. The native port reduces memory usage and improves IDE responsiveness. To use it, replace the typescript package with @typescript/native-preview in package.json. The preview has known issues including package conflicts, limited editor integration, and HTML component file problems.

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    Microsoft shares Insiders preview of Visual Studio 2026

    Microsoft launched the Insiders preview for Visual Studio 2026, featuring deeper AI integration that suggests tests and maintains code consistency, significant performance improvements across all IDE operations, a refreshed UI with better iconography and themes, and backward compatibility with Visual Studio 2022 extensions. The new Insiders Channel will receive monthly updates replacing the previous Preview Channel.

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    Boost Your Copilot Collaboration with Reusable Prompt Files

    Visual Studio 2022 introduces reusable prompt files that allow developers to save, share, and quickly access custom prompts for GitHub Copilot. These .prompt.md files are stored in the repository's .github/prompts/ directory, enabling teams to collaborate on effective AI prompts and maintain consistency across projects. The feature includes context menu integration, file referencing syntax, and encourages building shared prompt libraries for improved developer productivity.

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    Discovering Visual Studio 2026–Installation

    Visual Studio 2026 preview (now called Insiders) is available for download. The new version introduces an improved installation experience that allows importing configuration settings and extensions from previous versions. Initial testing shows improved solution load times compared to earlier versions, suggesting performance enhancements throughout the IDE.

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