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.