In this article, I will explain what are the new
features of VS 2022 and how to upgrade Visual studio from 2019 to VS2022
Visual Studio 2022, the
latest iteration of Microsoft’s integrated development environment (IDE), was
released in November 2021. Compared to Visual Studio 2019, the two are very
similar—at first glance, at least. For example, the menus received only slight
tweaks. UI is same as VS 2019 only some color code has changes
For example, Visual Studio
2022 is the first Visual Studio that is 64-bit—but they certainly haven’t
rushed the move from 32-bit (Windows XP had a 64-bit version available back in
2005!).
Download visual Studi0:
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/
Upgrading to Visual Studio 2022
I moved over from Visual
Studio 2019 to Visual Studio 2022. Solutions and Projects just open; there
isn’t the upgrade path of previous versions.
Microsoft is giving Git much
higher priority than its own TFS version control. Incidentally, TFS changed its
name to Azure DevOps Server in 2020 (read more about
that), though TFS is still easier to pronounce. Team Explorer,
C# 10.0
There’s nothing major in C#
10 beyond a collection of small improvements. A lot of it is code
simplification, with global and implicit usings and removing the need for
namespaces to nest code when the file only has one namespace.
Improvements in .NET 6
There are significant speed
improvements, particularly in file I/O but also throughout (more details of
changes in this Microsoft blog entry).
One of the more significant
changes is improvement in JSON handling. Microsoft started this in .NET 5, and
.NET 6 continues it with new features, including serialization and
deserialization to and from streams. If you use Newtonsoft for JS
NET Productivity tooling
Number of productivity tools are added in
VS2022 to improve developer experience, and reduce the errors. Code
refactoring now provides the option for updating the existing function for
any addition of new parameter or overloading the same function by adding new
parameter to it. Track value source option will provide
developer the complete analysis of value the variable is holding. This will
definitely ease out debugging experience in visual studio.
Windows is refreshing (windows 11) and
definitely, this might have motivated VS team to change the icons to look more
brighter and refresh. The icons in VS2022 are refreshed and it brings more
clarity of its usage, for light and dark modes. Along with icons the default
editor font has been changed to Cascadia code for better code
readability.
64-Bit Application
For the first time, Visual Studio 2022 offers a
64-bit application, and no longer has a 4 GB limitation of memory for the
primary devenv.exe process. If you want to use a 32-bit application, you can
run and debug the application.
Open, edit, run, and debug the largest and most
complex solutions without running out of memory.
Unrestricted access to all PC memory results in
better performance and fewer out-of-memory errors. Microsoft says it makes
every part of the workflow faster and more efficient – from loading solutions
to debugging F5.
. Better Usability
The new user interface is refreshed and
modernized, and utilizes lighter icons for the light and dark versions of the
interface. Users now have hundreds of options to customize with changes -
reducing complexity and decreasing the cognitive load. Look for these additions
as well:
- Updated icons for better clarity,
consistency, readability, and contrast
- Cascadia Code increases readability
with a new fixed-width font and improved themes
- Integration with Accessibility Insights
detects accessibility issues before the software reaches end-users
- Customizatize the VS experience with
IDE settings and the ability to synchronize settings between devices
Enhanced Debugging
Visual Studio 2022 is a friend to the
developer, with the new debugging tool that diagnose issues quickly. You can
use async visualizations, automatic analyzers, time travel debugging, and more.
This November, Visual Studio 2022 will be
compatible with GrapeCity's .NET products, including Spread.NET v15,
ComponentOne, GrapeCity Documents, and ActiveReports.NET.
Conclusion
The latest Visual Studio hasn’t really altered that much, other than the move to 64-bit, but given all of the small enhancements in C# and other languages, .NET 6 and so on, it’s definitely worth the upgrade. If you are using .NET 5, the Hot Reload feature is probably enough justification by itself to upgrade.
Happy programming!!
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Sujeet Bhujbal
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