Microsoft Dev Box enhances Visual Studio’s performance by introducing pre-caching, a feature that significantly reduces load times. This update, available in Visual Studio 17.7, optimizes key features such as Find in Files and IntelliSense, making working with large solutions more efficient.
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Microsoft is constantly innovating to provide better user experiences. This time, they’ve targeted Visual Studio load times with a new feature in Microsoft Dev Box.
What’s New: Visual Studio Pre-Caching
At the Microsoft Build event this year, a new feature was showcased: Visual Studio pre-caching for Microsoft Dev Box. This is one of the many integrations aimed at enhancing the user experience of Visual Studio on Microsoft Dev Box.
Major Updates in Visual Studio 17.7
With the release of Visual Studio 17.7, you can now try out pre-caching for yourself on Microsoft Dev Box. This feature is designed to significantly speed up load times, especially for large solutions.
Why is This Important?
Visual Studio utilizes various caches to boost the performance of key features like Find in Files and IntelliSense. These caches need to be generated by indexing and processing the codebase when opening a solution for the first time.
“Working with large solutions can add a significant amount of time to startup.”
With the introduction of pre-caching, this time-consuming process can be significantly reduced, thereby speeding up Visual Studio load times.
Key Takeaway
Microsoft’s latest update to Visual Studio and Microsoft Dev Box aims to improve user experience by reducing load times. This is a significant step forward for developers working with large solutions.
“Visual Studio pre-caching for Microsoft Dev Box, one of the many integrations that make using Visual Studio on Microsoft Dev Box a great experience.”
Stay tuned for more updates and improvements from Microsoft, as they continue to innovate and enhance their tools for developers.
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