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3 days agoVisual Studio 18.5 lands with AI debugging at a price
Visual Studio 2026 18.5 introduces a smarter code suggestion system and an AI-powered debugger, but developer frustrations persist.
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1 month agoTFVC Remove Existing Obsolete Policies ASAP - Azure DevOps Blog
The final phase of this transition is about to be completed. Once it takes effect, any remaining obsolete policies will block all users of the repository from checking in changes. These policies will also no longer be visible or manageable through Visual Studio Team Explorer. If you are still using obsolete policies at that point, you will need to run a C# code snippet to remove them and restore compliance.
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7 months agoMCP in Visual Studio is GA but researchers warn of risks
Product manager Allie Barrie said that Visual Studio can now connect to local or remote MCP servers, configured using a file called .mcp.json which can be in a user profile, for global use, or in an individual solution. Developers can add MCP servers either by editing this file directly, or using settings in the GitHub Copilot chat window. There is also provision for one-click installation from the web. OAuth authentication is supported, for example to allow the MCP tools to have GitHub access.
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