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What's new in Visual Studio 2017 • • 20 minutes to read • Contributors • • • • • • In this article Updated for the Looking to upgrade from a previous version of Visual Studio? Here's what Visual Studio 2017 can offer you: Unparalleled productivity for any dev, any app, and any platform. Use Visual Studio 2017 to develop apps for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, web, and cloud. Code fast, debug and diagnose with ease, test often, and release with confidence. You can also extend and customize Visual Studio by building your own extensions.

Use version control, be agile, and collaborate efficiently with this release! Here's a high-level recap of the changes that were made since the previous version, Visual Studio 2015: •. A new setup experience means that you can install more quickly and install what you want when you need it. We have focused on new and modern mobile, cloud, and desktop development capabilities. And, Visual Studio starts faster, is more responsive, and uses less memory than before. A built-in suite of Azure tools enable you to easily create cloud-first apps powered by Microsoft Azure. Visual Studio makes it easy to configure, build, debug, package, and deploy apps and services on Azure.

Use the UWP templates in Visual Studio 2017 to create a single project for all Windows 10 devices – PC, tablet, phone, Xbox, HoloLens, Surface Hub, and more. Innovate and get results fast with Xamarin, which unifies your multi-platform mobile requirements to one core codebase and set of skills. Seamlessly deliver software to any targeted platform. Extend DevOps processes to SQL Server through Redgate Data Tools and safely automate database deployments from Visual Studio.

Or, use.NET Core to write apps and libraries that run unmodified across Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems. With Visual Studio Tools for Unity (VSTU), you can use Visual Studio to write game and editor scripts in C# and then use its powerful debugger to find and fix errors. With Visual Studio Tools for AI, you can use the productivity features of Visual Studio to accelerate AI innovation. Build, test, and deploy Deep Learning / AI solutions that seamlessly integrate with Azure Machine Learning for robust experimentation capabilities. Note For a complete list of new features and functionality in Visual Studio 2017, see the. And for a peek at future feature offerings, see the.

Here's more detailed information about some of the most notable improvements and new features in Visual Studio 2017. Redefined fundamentals A new setup experience or Visual Studio makes it easier and faster to install just the features you need, when you need them. And, it uninstalls cleanly, too. The most important change to note when you install Visual Studio is its new setup experience. On the Workloads tab, you'll see installation options that are grouped to represent common frameworks, languages, and platforms. It covers everything from.NET desktop development to C++ application development on Windows, Linux, and iOS.

Choose the workloads you need, and change them when you need to. And you've got options to fine-tune your installation, too: • Want to pick your own components instead of using workloads? Select the Individual components tab from the installer. • Want to install Language Packs without also having to change the Windows language option? Choose the Language packs tab of the installer.

• New in 15.7: Want to change the location of where Visual Studio installs? Choose the Installation options tab of the installer. To learn more about the new installation experience, including step-by-step instructions that walk you through it, see the page. A focus on accessibility New in 15.3, we made over 1,700 targeted fixes to improve compatibility between Visual Studio and the assistive technologies that many customers use. There are dozens of scenarios that are more compatible with screen readers, high contrast themes, and other assistive technologies than ever before.

The debugger, editor, and shell have all gotten significant improvements, too. For more information, see the blog post.

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Performance and productivity Sign in across multiple accounts We've introduced a new identity service in Visual Studio that allows you to share user accounts across Team Explorer, Azure Tools, Microsoft Store publishing, and more. You can stay signed in longer, too. Visual Studio won't ask you to sign in again every 12 hours. To learn more, see the blog post. Start Visual Studio faster The new Visual Studio Performance Center can help you optimize your IDE start-up time. The Performance Center lists all the extensions and tool windows that might slow down the IDE startup.