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As a Visual Studio subscriber, you now have access to @BoldBIOfficial. Build and embed dashboards, connect to your data, and bring analytics directly into your apps. More benefits from @Syncfusion are now available based on your subscription level. Explore: aka.ms/myvs

This year's VS Live! on Campus in July will be hosting a hackathon. Great opportunity to hang out with us on campus and get the VIP treatment while meeting the toolmakers behind Visual Studio. The Hackathon is also open to local #seattle #redmond #bellevue residents who want a shot at the cash prizes. I blogged about it this morning, check it out. @vslive #vslive devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/v…

🎉 It's time to PARTY! 🥳 Join members of the Visual Studio team to talk about what's new in the Visual Studio 2026 May Release. See you LIVE here at 11AM PT ➡️ buff.ly/RCtj3jz

Copilot can get a Blazor app running fast. That’s not the hard part anymore. At VSLive! Las Vegas, Allen Conway breaks down what comes next, shaping, refining, and iterating on the app. Watch: youtu.be/qihYP-NNN-s

AI apps aren’t just built on models. They’re built on everything around them. In this VSLive! Las Vegas keynote, Jerry Nixon and Drew Skwiers-Koballa break down how context, data, agents, and orchestration actually come together in real AI systems. This is where it gets interesting. Watch: youtu.be/-D_d8ZxwxxU

〰️ VSTest is Removing its Newtonsoft.Json Dependency 〰️ VSTest is moving to System.Text.Json (and JSONite on .NET Framework) for a leaner, more secure test platform. Most projects are unaffected; edge cases get simple one‑line fixes. 👉 Read: ift.tt/PYIZ0Ny

VS 2026 Insiders now ships TypeScript 7 Beta by default — bringing native execution, shared‑memory parallelism, 10× faster builds, and ~8× faster project loads. IntelliSense + navigation feel instantly sharper in big TS/JS codebases. 👉 Read: is.gd/T8dTW6

Run the whole system. Not just one service. Everything. Connect it. Run it locally. See how it all fits. Watch Jeff Fritz: youtu.be/Topd_jTrd-M

In today's Visual Studio Toolbox highlight, Marco shows us how Visual Studio has a new, upgraded, guided workflow within the existing Debugger Agent to help you fix issues. Check it out: buff.ly/hSDYWpX

VS Code or Visual Studio? Usually both. Add Copilot, and it all starts to feel like one workflow instead of two. Brian Randell shows how. Watch the full video: youtu.be/FYTb-r2_q10

Why was #TypeScript created? @amandaksilver explains why Microsoft created the language to bring structure, scalability, and a better developer experience to large web apps. TypeScript repo: msft.it/6017v3ijh

Get your registration in... Microsoft Build 2026, June 2–3 Go deep on real code, real systems, and real workflows with the teams building and scaling AI. Two days. Hands-on sessions. No fluff. Start here: build.microsoft.com/home?wt.mc_ID=…

VSIX devs: SDK‑style projects are now in preview. Cleaner .csproj files, easier multi‑targeting, and a modern build flow for Visual Studio extensions. See what’s new: devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/s…

🔍 Exploring Enterprise AI done right? ✅ #FoundryIQ episodes are live See how Foundry IQ enables AI agents with secure, permission aware access to enterprise knowledge across Azure, SharePoint, OneLake & more. 👉 aka.ms/iq.series #IQSeries

Real developers, real favorites. What’s the one Visual Studio subscription benefit you rely on? Toby’s pick: Pluralsight. Faster ramp up, less friction. Others lean on monthly Azure credits, Cloud Academy, Code Magazine, and more.

You don’t know what you don’t know. Then you watch something like this and it all starts coming together. Connect the dots with Rockford Lhotka as he takes a deep dive into Blazor. Watch the full video: youtu.be/qgkM6-ftwSA

Ever think, there’s gotta be a better way? Turns out… there is. The forgotten features of Visual Studio the ones you’ll wish you found sooner. Mads Kristensen shows what you’ve been missing. Watch the full video: youtu.be/e2Al_IJuSF0

C++ Code Intelligence just landed in the GitHub Copilot CLI preview — smarter symbol awareness, cleaner navigation, and a terminal that actually helps you think. Kick the tires and see what it can do: buff.ly/XN087Xu

New month, new skills. What’s a shortcut you use that saves you way more time than it should? Alright, let’s hear it. What’s your go-to? 👇

Cloud Agents just got VIP access in #VisualStudio. Faster context, cleaner collaboration, and AI that feels like it’s actually on your team. Take a quick lap through the update and see what’s new: is.gd/87IwlZ