Getting Started with Visual Studio 2022

Explore Visual Studio 2022 and supercharge your . NET development workflow with the latest AI-powered tools and modern application design.

Whether you're a seasoned . NET developer or looking to level up in Visual Studio 2022, this practical guide is your roadmap to becoming a faster, smarter, and more efficient programmer. Updated to reflect the cutting-edge advancements in Visual Studio 2022, this book goes far beyond the basics, diving into intelligent code completion with GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted testing, debugging, and even commit message generation.

You ll also explore . NET Aspire, Microsoft s modern approach to building scalable, observable, and distributed applications with clean orchestration and built-in support for services, containers, and cloud-native workflows.

New To This Edition:

• AI-Powered Development with GitHub Copilot
• In-Depth . NET Aspire Coverage
• Advanced Debugging, Debugging and Unit Test creation using AI, Productivity Tools
• hands-on guidance for managing source control using GitHub, including multi-repo support, branch comparison, line staging, and seamless collaboration within Visual Studio

What You Will Learn

• Integrate GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted code generation, debugging, unit testing, and commit authoring
• Create and manage . NET Aspire apps with Redis, container orchestration, and distributed service wiring
• Streamline your debugging workflow with advanced breakpoints and visualizers
• Master GitHub source control with multi-account support, pull requests, line stagi

Chapter 1: Getting to know Visual Studio 2022. - Chapter 2: Working with Visual Studio 2022. - Chapter 3: Debugging your code. - Chapter 4: Unit testing. - Chapter 5: Source control.