With the release of Visual Studio 2022 17.4 (GA), Microsoft said that it has now provided Arm64 with Windows 11-friendly feature support, which is also the first Visual Studio version that fully supports Arm64 native operation. .
The release of this iteration of Visual Studio delivers a native Arm64 experience that “eliminates the need for emulation in most developer workflows,” according to Microsoft.
Microsoft announced the release of Visual Studio supporting Arm64 at Build 2022, thereby promoting a more complete Windows ecosystem on ARM. Later, Microsoft released a preview version this summer.
In addition to the software, Microsoft has also released a mini-computer called “Project Volterra”, dubbed Windows Dev Kit 2023, which, when combined, can bring developers a complete development kit that allows developers to work in one place. Develop and test Arm64 Windows applications on a single device without purchasing a more expensive Snapdragon laptop.
Microsoft said:
“We are excited to announce the first fully Arm64-enabled Visual Studio, which will run natively, allowing Arm64 applications to be built and debugged on Arm-based processors.”
“17.4 GA provides a native Arm64 experience for Visual Studio, eliminating the need for emulation in most developer jobs. While the improved x64 emulator helps emulate the speed and performance of apps on Arm devices, we know that the best The Arm development experience will be powered by tools that run natively on Arm64.”
“We are building a comprehensive end-to-end Arm native developer toolchain that will provide a fast, familiar and efficient hosted and native developer experience for Arm-based processors.”
Based on feedback from the developer community, this release includes support for the following workloads:
.NET desktop development
Desktop development with C++
NET and web development
Universal Windows Platform development
Visual Studio extension development
Game development with C++
Node.js development
For developers, there is nothing special about developing new Arm64 applications or converting old x86 applications, you just need to install Visual Studio 2022 17.4 The installer detects the system architecture, then downloads and installs it to run on the Arm64 device The Arm64 version of Visual Studio will do.
