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Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2022 17.5 with AI-Powered Coding Suggestions and More

Microsoft has announced the release of a new update for Visual Studio 2022. The version 17.5 of the IDE brings new AI-powered coding suggestions, an Accessibility Checker feature, improved code search experience, and much more.

Microsoft has introduced support for AI-powered “Intent-based” suggestions in Visual Studio 2022. The new feature uses Machine Learning algorithms to automatically provide edit suggestions to code within the editor based on recent changes. This release also brings a new Accessibility Checker feature that allows developers to detect potential accessibility issues in XAML-based desktop applications. The tool supports MAUI, WinUI, WPF, and WinForms.

Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2022 17.5 with AI-Powered Coding Suggestions and More — Intent-Based Suggestions

Additionally, Visual Studio 2022 17.5 adds a new search experience that enables developers to find files, types, and members in their code. Users can turn on the feature by heading to Tools >> Manage Preview Features >> New Visual Studio Search experience. Once enabled, developers will need to restart the Visual Studio app.

Microsoft has announced a native Clang Arm64 toolset for its LLVM workload in Visual Studio 2022. This release brings native compilation support that results in better performance on Arm64 devices. Microsoft has also made some improvements to the threads window to ensure a faster debugging experience.

Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5 adds Winget integration

Furthermore, Microsoft has added a new Winget integration that allows developers to install Visual Studio via the Windows Package Manager. There’s also a new feature that allows Visual Studio to update automatically upon closing.

Last but not least, Microsoft released the first preview of .NET 8 with improved support for Native AOT capabilities. This update aims to reduce memory consumption and improve application startup times.

As usual, you can head over to the official website to download the latest version of Visual Studio 2022 on Windows and Mac devices. If you’re interested, you can also read the full changelog on Microsoft’s blog post.