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In today's Visual Studio Toolbox episode, we see how GitHub Copilot testing for .NET makes it dramatically faster and more convenient to generate high-quality unit tests. Tune in... 🎥 https://lnkd.in/gyy34rrf
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Visual Studio’s bookmarks just got a serious brain upgrade. Meet Bookmark Studio — slot‑based jumps, a dedicated manager, labels, colors, folders, and even exportable bookmark sets. Your code breadcrumbs are now… intentional. 👉 Dive into the full breakdown: https://is.gd/pJVSZa
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Just dropped: a free, open-source course on GitHub Copilot CLI. Learn how to level up your workflow with AI in the terminal—from install to agents, skills, MCP servers, and more. 8 chapters. 1 hands-on project. Zero cost. Check it out: https://buff.ly/5Nc9Km6
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🚀 Visual Studio’s March Update quietly dropped a developer superpower: build your own GitHub Copilot agents. You can now define .agent.md files right in your repo and spin up agents that actually understand your codebase — full workspace awareness, tool‑calling, your preferred model, and even MCP connections to internal knowledge sources. Skills get first‑class treatment too: reusable instruction sets auto‑load from .github/skills/ or your profile, so your agents inherit team‑specific behaviors without rewriting logic. And the tooling upgrades are wild: • find_symbol gives agents real language‑aware navigation (C#, C++, Razor, TS) — no more text‑pattern guessing • Profile Tests with Copilot directly from Test Explorer • Live perf tips while debugging, powered by runtime profiling • Fix NuGet vulnerabilities straight from Solution Explorer • HTML rich copy for clean, syntax‑highlighted pastes into docs or work items Full post: https://is.gd/0XwWBh
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Looking to build new cloud and AI skills? Select Visual Studio subscribers get 12 months of access to Cloud Academy, with a wide range of courses and learning paths designed to help developers grow their expertise. Explore topics across cloud, development, and emerging technologies, including learning paths like Introduction to Codex. Start exploring your learning benefits: https://aka.ms/myvs
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Visual Studio subscribers just gained a major advantage: Syncfusion’s enterprise‑grade UI components, document SDKs, analytics dashboards, and BoldSign e‑signature APIs — all included with eligible subscriptions. If your team builds internal tools, dashboards, or customer‑facing apps, this benefit can dramatically accelerate delivery. Full breakdown + activation details: 🔗 https://buff.ly/sYvLBof
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3000+ downloads 🔥 available through Visual Studio Subscriptions. If you're building and testing software, having access to full environments matters. Select Visual Studio subscribers get access to software across the Microsoft catalog, including: • Developer Tools • Office • Windows • Servers From Visual Studio 2026 to Windows 11 and SQL Server 2025, these downloads help support the full development and testing lifecycle. Explore and activate your benefits: https://aka.ms/myvs
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Big congrats to the Syncfusion team. Excited to bring Essential Studio UI Edition to Visual Studio Dev Essentials members. https://lnkd.in/gBw67bC4
Essential Studio UI Edition is now available through the Dev Essentials membership, giving developers access to 1,600+ UI components for faster app development! Eligible members can receive 6 months of Essential Studio UI Edition. ⭐ 1,600+ UI components ⭐ Enterprise-grade quality ⭐ Instant, AI-powered support Activate your membership benefit today → https://lnkd.in/e-SPmXDp #EssentialStudio #DevEssentials #Blazor #DotNETMAUI #Syncfusion
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Congrats on the launch, BoldSign team. Excited to have this available for Visual Studio Enterprise subscribers. https://lnkd.in/ghyJmXTj
Developers can add embedded eSignatures to their apps with BoldSign, now available through select Visual Studio Enterprise subscription benefits. Eligible subscribers have access to 12 months of BoldSign Growth Plan + 50 APIs. Build eSignatures directly into your product so users can send and sign agreements without ever leaving your app. Additional features include: ➡️ Embedded requesting — send contracts directly from your UI ➡️ Unlimited templates — create once and reuse anytime ➡️ Custom branding + email domain — every touchpoint stays on-brand Keep the entire experience inside your product, from start to finish. Activate this benefit now → https://lnkd.in/e-SPmXDp #eSignature #VisualStudio #BoldSign #DotNet #Syncfusion
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