Microsoft announced Visual Studio 2022 back in April of this year and since then the company has released several preliminary versions of the product both for Windows and macOS. Now it has become known that the official launch of Visual Studio 2022 will take place on November 8. A preliminary version of the software with the mark Release Candidate is already available for download, which will be automatically updated to the stable version after the official launch of the product.
At the same time Microsoft released Visual Studio 2022 Preview 5 for the users who wish to receive new functions that are not available in the stable versions of the application earlier than others. According to the available data, after November 8 this version of the product will become Visual Studio 2022 17.1 Preview 1 and it will be possible to use it within the framework of the user’s existing license.
As for the innovations, we should mention the appearance of 64-bit version of the IDE, as well as NET 6 and C++20 support. Developers have optimized the work of some functions and improved performance of diagnostic and debugging tools. Live Share text chat has been integrated and there are some improvements to the IntelliCode model. The macOS version of the product has an updated user interface.
Microsoft will hold a virtual event dedicated to the launch of Visual Studio 2022. It will be broadcasted on November 8 at 8:30 local time (18:30 Moscow time). Representatives of the software giant’s management are expected to speak within the framework of the product presentation.
