Microsoft's IDE is getting a significant and comprehensive upgrade with the release of Visual Studio 2019 16.7. There are a few new features, but also many usability improvements to familiar functions. In Preview 1 of Visual Studio 2019 16.8, which was published at the same time, refining usability was pursued. When you hire Microsoft developers for your project, it has now become more than convenient for them to work with the IDE. Among other things, the newly introduced Git Repository Window has been adapted again directly.
Microsoft released Visual Studio 2019 v16.7 along with v16.8 Preview 1. One of the highlights is the integration of Git into the IDE. Overall, with the release of v16.7, the aim was to improve usability and, thus, productivity. v16.8 Preview 1 follows this approach and already contains some upgrades for features from the latest stable release.
Git Integration in Visual Studio
Microsoft has rebuilt the Merge Editor by integrating Git and decoupled it from the Team Foundation Version Control. This results in a new form of representation in the editor. Merge conflicts are now indicated by a gold-yellow info line above the editor. The message leads to its editor, which differentiates incoming and outgoing merge conflicts, which is intended to improve the overview. There is also a checkbox with which all disputes on a page can be resolved at once.
The window of the same name gives an overview of the Git repository used, which can not only display all local and remote branches of the repository, but also includes a commit history. All these features were introduced with v16.7. In the first preview of v16. 8 work has already been done on controlling the repository window. This should now be easier to use, since it can also be called with the key combination CTRL + 0 and CTRL + S. The previous commits can now also be filtered so that developers can restrict the view.
A new context menu, which can be called from the repository window by right-clicking, also offers direct access to Git commands. However, these features are still in preview status, so errors can still occur or changes can be made. Which can be called by right-clicking from the repository window, also offers direct access to Git commands. However, these features are still in preview status, so errors can still occur or changes can be made. which can be called by right-clicking from the repository window, also offers direct access to Git commands. However, these features are still in preview status, so errors can still occur or changes can be made.
C ++: News in VS 16.7
The C ++ implementation has also received several new features in Visual Studio 2019 v16.7, primarily working better with Linux. For example, remote support has been extended to many distributions and shells (sh, csh, bash, tsch, ksh, zsh, dash). The ConnectionManager.exe can be used to overwrite the choice of a shell for a remote connection. The newly added property "Shell" must be changed here.
In the area of XAML tools, a lot has happened in terms of usability: The in-app toolbar has been made smaller to prevent it from covering open applications. Furthermore, the minimization mechanism of the toolbar was changed. With a first click, the XAML Hot Reload text disappears; with a further click, the entire toolbar disappears.
Conclusion
With the first preview of Visual Studio 16.8, .NET has received an update again, just like the window mentioned above for displaying Git repositories. One of the innovations in .NET is, for example, the introduction of a code fix that can be used to remove the keyword in places where the argument should not be passed on by reference.
For all the features from Visual Studio 16.8 Preview 1 in detail, work through the Microsoft release notes.
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