NET MAUI support, the ability to develop applications for Microsoft Teams, C++ improvements, Azure container applications, and improved Live Unit Testing.
NET MAUI is out of Preview and is now available in the Visual Studio 2022 Release Channel on Windows. This support includes productivity features that help users quickly build and publish NET client applications to Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows from a single codebase. Hot Reload, Live Visual Tree, and XAML Live Preview are some of the tools that can increase productivity.
Microsoft has also added the Teams Toolkit to Visual Studio, which helps users create applications for Teams. To create a Teams Command Bot that responds to chat commands, you can use the Teams Toolkit, which automatically configures the Bot Framework. if users want to get started with the toolkit, Microsoft has created a demo on how to use the toolkit to create a notification bot.
This update also introduces low-priority builds for C++, where developers can limit the CPU power of compiled code. It also introduces a new static analysis check for std::optional to help write safer code. Microsoft says it has been working to improve C++ performance. Visual Studio now has about a 2X improvement in its ability to index and color C++ code compared to previous versions of Visual Studio.
