Getting Started with Visual Studio 2022

Explore Visual Studio 2022 and supercharge your .NET development workflow with the latest AI-powered tools and modern application design.

Whether you're a seasoned .NET developer or looking to level up in Visual Studio 2022, this practical guide is your roadmap to becoming a faster, smarter, and more efficient programmer. Updated to reflect the cutting-edge advancements in Visual Studio 2022, this book goes far beyond the basics, diving into intelligent code completion with GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted testing, debugging, and even commit message generation.

You’ll also explore .NET Aspire, Microsoft’s modern approach to building scalable, observable, and distributed applications with clean orchestration and built-in support for services, containers, and cloud-native workflows.

New To This Edition:

• AI-Powered Development with GitHub Copilot
• In-Depth .NET Aspire Coverage
• Advanced Debugging, Debugging and Unit Test creation using AI, Productivity Tools
• hands-on guidance for managing source control using GitHub, including multi-repo support, branch comparison, line staging, and seamless collaboration within Visual Studio

What You Will Learn

• Integrate GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted code generation, debugging, unit testing, and commit authoring
• Create and manage .NET Aspire apps with Redis, container orchestration, and distributed service wiring
• Streamline your debugging workflow with advanced breakpoints and visualizers
• Master GitHub source control with multi-account support, pull requests, line staging, branch comparison, and more, all inside Visual Studio
• Write safer, more maintainable code with AI-driven insights and Copilot’s /Test and Chat feature

Who This Book Is For

Software developers working on the .NET stack.