Visual Studio 2026 is now available, and I’ve been looking through the release notes to see what’s new. There are some interesting updates that could make development smoother and more efficient, with improvements in AI support, debugging tools, and the overall IDE experience. Here are a few highlights that stood out to me:
🤖 AI support: GitHub Copilot now offers better project context and smarter search.
🖋️ IDE improvements: Adaptive paste, simpler settings, and Mermaid diagram support.
🔍 Debugging & performance: Inline analysis and a redesigned profiler experience.
🤝 Collaboration: Inline pull request comments and one-click suggestion application.
☁️ Cloud & containers: Podman support and updated Service Fabric tools.
💻 Language updates: Support for .NET 10, C# 14, and improvements to the C++ toolchain.
👉 If you want to dive deeper, here’s the link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2026/release-notes