Boost Productivity with Copilot in Visual Studio
GitHub highlights Visual Studio 2026’s enterprise-focused tooling and how GitHub Copilot fits into day-to-day development for C# and C++ teams.
Overview
The session focuses on developer productivity in Visual Studio 2026, with emphasis on:
Profiling and diagnostics for complex codebases
- Using profiling and diagnostics tools to identify performance bottlenecks.
- Working with diagnostics data to understand issues in large, mission-critical applications.
Enhanced debugging workflows
- Improvements to debugging workflows aimed at faster issue isolation and resolution.
- Practical approaches to debugging in enterprise scenarios.
Application modernization
- Techniques and tooling support for improving and evolving legacy applications.
- Preparing existing projects for modern, cloud-connected development.
AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot
- How GitHub Copilot supports teams in shipping code faster within Visual Studio.
- Positioning Copilot as part of a broader workflow that includes debugging, diagnostics, and modernization.
Links
- GitHub Copilot features: https://gh.io/ghcopilot-features
- GitHub Copilot app: https://gh.io/about-ghcp-app
- Visual Studio Copilot docs: https://gh.io/vs-copilot-docs