Visual Studio 2026 Just Landed |You Won’t Believe the Speed Boosts!

The Visual Studio family is one of Microsoft’s flagship developer tools, used by around 50 million worldwide, and it continues to evolve with each release.

As demonstrated in the presentation from the Visual Studio team (here), Visual Studio ranks among the world’s largest software applications — an expansive ecosystem that embodies decades of continuous feature growth, extensions, and integrations.

🔺What’s New in Visual Studio 2026? The Core Upgrades That Matter

Microsoft focused on three things this time: Performance, Modern UI (ah! relief), and AI that’s built-in (not bolted on). breakdown —

1. Performance: Say Goodbye to Lag

→ Startup times are slashed, solution loads are quicker, and builds/debugging (F5) feel instantaneous.

Users on Reddit report 3–4x speedups on large .NET solutions — no more coffee breaks bruh

For .NET Core projects, enable the new “Cohosting” foundation in Tools > Options (search “cohost”). you will see the Razor editor…