Visual Studio 2026: Regressions, Reliability Issues, and Missed Opportunities

Visual Studio 2026 has regressed by removing or disabling key code-quality features, making development more difficult. The Analyze tool suffers from inconsistencies and lack of reliability, while various testing functionalities are also flawed. AI tools like Copilot cannot replace essential code-quality features. Greater MVP involvement and thoughtful updates are needed to enhance the IDE.

Unlock Performance Gains in .NET: The Power of Custom Comparers

This article highlights the importance of custom comparers in .NET for enhancing application performance when sorting and ordering collections. It discusses the flexibility and control that custom comparers offer over default comparers and provides examples of creating them. Benchmarks also illustrate the performance benefits, while cautioning that custom comparers may introduce overhead in certain scenarios.

Mastering Code Documentation with Copilot: Enhancing XML and Code Comments in Projects

The article "Unleashing the Power of Copilot: Enhancing Visual Studio with New Slash Commands" discusses the importance of code documentation and the use of Copilot to enhance documentation in .NET projects, addressing code clarity, maintenance, collaboration, debugging, and best practices. It also highlights challenges and provides tips for utilizing Copilot in code documentation.

Rockin’ the Code World Season 4: Special Guest Jim Wilcox

I hope you'll join me on Saturday, June 1st, 2024, at 10:00 AM PST on C# Corner TV for show #103! My very special guest for the second time will be Jim Wilcox, Principal Software Consultant and Architect with EQengineered.