Oleg Tkachenko 🇺🇦

VS Build 2026 is STACKED 🤖 • Agents that debug/profile/test with you • Pre-build error checks = fewer facepalms • AI merge-conflict assist 🙏 • Web Forms → Blazor modernization + Aspire boosts • BYOK/BYOM flexibility! 👉 Read the blog: buff.ly/xxeeZEM

💥🎨 Hate me all you want, but colorized emojis are coming in Visual Studio 18.7. COLRv0 implemented at WPF layer so across all UI, not limited to editor. Also support for new-ish emojis added in Unicode 14.

Claude Opus 4.7 in Visual Studio 🎉 ...bringing stronger reasoning, smoother edits, and a surprising amount of “wow, that actually understood my code” energy — all without leaving the IDE. Live since March 16, it’s built for big projects and devs who love a smart sidekick. Start ➡️ buff.ly/PWqZhFI

Your VS Code just got a fresh look! 🎨 The new default themes, VS Code Light and VS Code Dark, bring a modern, refined design while keeping the familiar usability you love. ⭐ Bonus: these themes automatically match your OS light/dark mode.

🎉 Visual Studio turns 29 today! Here’s to 29 years of: • IntelliSense magic • Build‑break heartbreak • Refactors that save the day • Extensions we can’t live without • An IDE that keeps evolving with us Happy birthday, Visual Studio — still the place where great code begins. 💜

Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone operators are intercepting Shahed kamikaze drones using STING systems produced by @wildhornets.bsky.social

Now, we’re preparing the first full production batch and need $3,000. If you’d like to support scaling this capability: PayPal: marshaln111@gmail.com

“After Mr. Sinofsky received a $14 million payout from Microsoft in 2013, he wrote to Mr. Epstein: “Got paid. You will be too :)” Mr. Sinofsky declined to comment.” Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/t...

Did you know you can include settings.VisualStudio.json in your repo and that will enforce Visual Studio settings (such as Code Cleanup on Save) for everybody editing your repo? Example: github.com/microsoft/vs...

hackers took over Notepad++ update servers and distributed a malicious update for the app. The update servers were vulnerable for roughly six months 😬 www.theverge.com/tech/872462/...

Incredible headline.

If the state can label a law-abiding citizen doing nothing but exercising their rights as a domestic terrorist – in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary – then no one (regardless of political persuasion) is safe.

37 year old white male citizen with a lawful permit to carry a firearm, says the Minneapolis Police Department.

I think one of the subtler reasons senior developers are so excited about agents is the prospect of a coworker with absolutely no ego to bruise. I’d feel bad telling someone who worked for a week on something, “No, that’s not what I wanted, throw it out and start again.” No such problem with agents.

There seems to be an ongoing supply chain attack or suspicious activity on NuGet .org, where a user called darklord is trying to gain legitimacy or something by sending thousands of become owner of their packages requests, don't accept, report to @nuget.org #dotnet #nuget

Did you know Windows 11 has an option to end tasks right from the taskbar? 👀 So you don't need to open task manager - you can just right click the app and end it from there

Slowly coming to grips with the fact American voters chose this twice because they taught it would lower the price of eggs.

We also cannot let our dispute distract us from the our core task of helping to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. (2/2)

China and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies. If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO. Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)

Community! We again need your support to buy extra «Starlink» terminals and extra gear that will help our operators to work far from the frontline and stay safe. PP: osint4ua@gmail.com WFP: secure.wayforpay.com/donate/Kriegsf… November 2025. Lyman direction🔽

Boost .NET performance with C# Source Generators! Skip runtime reflection, enable AOT, and automate boilerplate for faster apps. Watch Jim Wooley’s session replay for logging, regex, JSON tips + Roslyn insights. 🔗 msft.it/63323t2EwP #dotnet #CSharp

FYI... Visual Studio now has access to Gemini 3 Flash (Preview)

Exclusive: footage of a record number of Shahed takedowns in a single night 🚀 24 Shaheds downed — a national record held by a fighter with the callsign Miguel from the 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment.

mermaid FTW

In this quick how to... Jessie demonstrates two examples of how to leverage URL context with Copilot Chat to get tailored responses. Just by pasting in the url directly, you can take advantage specific resources to guide Copilot to the perfect result. 👀 msft.it/63321tmAdd

€440 left to reach the €10,000 milestone 💙 💥 Support the campaign here:
👉 www.help99.co/patches/spec... The campaign keeps moving forward to deliver vehicles and fiber-optic FPV drones to Ukrainian defenders on the frontlines. P.S. 📷 Early holiday greetings from our Azov cat-friend🎄🐾

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𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟭/𝟳: New episode with Mads Kristensen about Visual Studio 2026 (Dev 18), currently in public preview. Some genuinely transformative features that could change how you develop. dotnetcore.show/season-8/unp...

#CopilotChat in #VisualStudio now lets you add URL context—paste a link and get answers grounded in live docs, frameworks, or project resources. It’s a faster path to accurate guidance, better troubleshooting, and richer explanations right in the IDE. Try it: msft.it/63323tYH7U

Still working in #TFVC source control? Check out my Diff All Files #VisualStudio extension to speed up reviewing changes before checking them in. Now updated to work with Visual Studio 2026. marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...

I think this is a bit of an overreaction. “No gen-ai use in code” disqualifies anyone using Visual Studio as that’s how local offline Intellicode in-line suggestions and completions work.

Behind the Scenes with #VisualStudio Keyboard Shortcuts! In this video, Mads takes us on a deep dive into the magic behind the system. - Setting scope - Applying mapping schemes - Multi-key combos - Levelling up with Keyboard Hero extension msft.it/63322t9I7n #VSToolbox

Visual Studio 2026 is faster and packed with healthy AI integration. I may be old-school, but VS still feels like home. Guess you can teach an old IDE new tricks! 🖥️🤖 #VisualStudio #AI #DevLife

Visual Studio 2026 18.1.1 has been released. I strongly recommend upgrading if you're using ReSharper, as it fixes an issue that was making startup significantly slower. Thanks a lot to the VS team for their reactivity!

Today I ran into a deadlock in VS2026. I debugged it, and it turned out to be a common issue you may run into when writing a profiler. I wrote a short article about it: minidump.net/investigatin...

Please, we need this kind of feedback.

In today's Visual Studio Toolbox, we see how to use Copilot agent mode to write code and how to use Copilot Profiler Agent to optimize your code. Watch the latest episode here 👉 msft.it/63329tYGKx

Get help from Copilot easier than ever, simply by clicking through the context menu in your Editor! You will see multiple tasks and options that Copilot can help you with. This video shows you how it all works: msft.it/63320tcuBG

"So, grab your favorite warm drink, settle in, and join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how your feedback truly shapes the future of Visual Studio." devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio...

#VisualStudio2026 just made Git workflows smoother than ever. ...from faster branch switching to effortless stashing, commit messages, and AI‑powered code reviews, your daily dev flow gets a serious upgrade. Read the blog: msft.it/63329tijFL #GitWorkflow

Visual Studio 2026 is here—and it’s redefining the developer experience. In this keynote from Live! 360 Orlando, Mads Kristensen and Nik Karpinsky share how they built a faster, smarter IDE with AI deeply integrated into your workflow. aka.ms/L360-VS2026Key

.NET Conf session replay: Boost productivity with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio: ✨ Smart suggestions ✨ Inline chat ✨ Test generation Learn best practices for AI-assisted dev. ▶ msft.it/63326tgv1O #GitHubCopilot #dotNETConf

Thank you to all the developers who attended VSLive! 2025—your networking and enthusiasm made this event what it was. We can’t wait for more networking and learning in 2026. 💡 Comment **“VSLive2026”** for insider info and **exclusive discounts**. Save your spot: msft.it/63325tgvSb

And Ukrainian journalists, civil society, and legal institutions still work.

#dotNETConf session replay: Visual Studio Debugger Go beyond basic breakpoints with advanced techniques: ✅ Conditional breakpoints ✅ Tracepoints & data breakpoints ✅ AI-powered insights for faster issue detection 👉 msft.it/63323tbayV #Debugging

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