Creating your first gRPC .NET Core Client and Server App using Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code 

SQL Server 2019 preview builds on previous releases to grow SQL Server as a platform that gives you choices of development languages, data types, on-premises or cloud, and operating systems. This article summarizes what is new for SQL Server 2019. 

C# 11 Features Now Previewing in Visual Studio: Generic Attributes and More 

Mssql extension for Visual Studio Code now has Object Explorer and IntelliCode 

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 now generally available (and 16.2 Preview 1 as well) 

This update is now available for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013 

Visual Studio 2017 now offers the option to download all files before starting the installation 

These are the customer-reported issues addressed in 15.8.5:

• Debugger tooltip does not expand in Xamarin.iOS debugging session.
• Debugger won't let me leave execution point (Android).
• After updating to 15.8.1, data tip does not show when debugging.
• Debugger data tip does not expand [Editor].
• Exception:MSB0001: Internal MSBuild Error: Already registered for build-time.
• Wrong path to resource in manifest for ClickOnce after upgrading to VS 15.8.1.
• ClickOnce Manifest error in 15.8.
• ClickOnce Publish is missing certain references.
• ClickOnce: Language file copied to wrong location.
• Reference missing in the ClickOnce publish folder.
• Compiling non-.NET SDK style F# projects results in an internal MSBuild error unless MSBuild parallelism is set to 1.
• F# is not NGEN'd in Visual Studio.
• F# deploys the FSharp.Core 4.5.0.0 binary in the 4.4.3.0 location.

Details of What's New in 15.8.5

Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin

Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin now supports Xcode 10, which allows you to build and debug apps for iOS 12, tvOS 12, and watchOS 5. See how to get ready for iOS 12 and our introduction to iOS 12 for more details on the new features available. 

• We improved solution load performance by optimizing design time build.
• We've added installation progress details on Visual Studio Installer.
• You can pause your installation and resume at a later time.
• We streamlined the update process so the notification takes you directly to the Installer.
• Non-administrators can create a VS layout.
• We added a new shortcut for Edit.Duplicate in the keyboard mapping.
• We made significant improvements to the F# language and tools, particularly for .NET Core SDK projects.
• The C++ compiler optimizes your code to run faster through improved optimizations.
• C++ Mapfile generation overhead is reduced in full linking scenarios.
• Debug options are available for Embedded ARM GCC support.
• We added strong name signing on CoreCLR for the C# compiler.
• Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin has lots of new productivity updates for iOS and Android developers.
• Python no longer requires a completion DB, and Anaconda users have support for conda.
• The Performance Profiler's CPU Usage Tool can display logical call stacks for asynchronous code.
• The CPU Usage tool displays source line highlighting and async/await code with logical 'Call Stack Stitching'.
• The debugger supports thread names set via SetThreadDescription APIs in dump debugging.
• Snapshot Debugging can be started from the Debug Target dropdown for ASP.NET applications.
• We've launched the initial implementation of Navigate to decompiled sources for .NET code navigation.
• New enhancements for Configure Continuous Delivery include support for TFVC, Git authentication over SSH, and containerized projects.
• You can now click on the Continuous Delivery tile in Team Explorer to configure automated build and deployments for your application.
• Team Explorer supports Git tags and checking out pull request branches.
• Service Fabric Tooling for the 6.1 Service Fabric release is now available.
• The Windows 10 Insider Preview SDK can be installed as an optional component.
• File versions for a number of Visual Studio executables now reflect the minor release.
• Test Explorer has a hierarchy view and real time test discovery is now on by default.
• We have added support for testing Win10 IoT Core applications.
• Visual Studio Build Tools supports TypeScript and Node.js.
• ClickOnce Tools support signing application and deployment manifests with CNG certificate.
• You can access Azure resources such as Key Vault using your Visual Studio accounts.