The last five years have seen a significant increase in the use of unit tests by developers as a key way to improve software quality, thereby reducing the overall cost of software development over ...

Six months ago, Microsoft teased Visual Studio 2022 developers by announcing an upcoming UI refresh, which they can now finally get their eyes on in the new v17.9 preview 1. Following the general ...

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There’s long been a tension between designers and developers, with code and user interface often seen as being in conflict. That really shouldn’t be the case: A well-designed UI can help define the ...

Microsoft has outlined several ways in which it improved Visual Studio 2026 in November 2025, including better semantic ...

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Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code has become one of the most popular development tools out there. Mixing proprietary Microsoft features with an extensible open source core, it’s a quick install that can ...

Microsoft is expected to release the next iteration of Visual Studio, namely Visual Studio 2022, on November 8 of this year. The IDE offers numerous improvements upon its predecessor, Visual Studio ...

Microsoft’s recently launched Visual Studio 2015 delivers a number of new capabilities that help developers achieve more with their apps across multiple platforms. Visual Studio 2015 unifies debugging ...

Microsoft has announced that a public preview for its Visual Studio 2022 will be coming soon. Along with a number of changes and enhancements, the latest app development software will arrive with an ...

Xamarin, the mobile application development startup Microsoft was eyeing as an acquisition target a few months ago, is continuing to become more strategically important to Microsoft developers by ...