Visual Studio 2026 First Look: Evolution, Not Revolution

I’ve never entirely understood the Microsoft roadmap. I certainly enjoyed using Visual Studio 2022 (VS 2022) for C# and .NET development, but when it was dropped for Mac users (replaced with VS Code for the Mac), I assumed we would soon all be using Visual Studio Code — even on PC. As it is, VS Code is fine, but it feels like a Lego solution that you have to build yourself. For example, there isn’t a simple “build” button straight out of the box.

I also don’t know if I have a license or not — I think so, but maybe that’s for…