Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2022 Preview 2 arrives
Microsoft has published a second preview of the planned 64-bit Visual Studio 2022 IDE, featuring C++ and debugging enhancements.
With the second preview, launched July 14, a Hot Reload feature for C++ and .NET enables developers to apply code changes straight to a running app with no need to pause. A capability called Force Run provides a debugging command to run an application to a specific point, ignoring any breakpoint or exception. The capability is useful for getting out of loops that have breakpoints.
Preview 2 is accessible from the Visual Studio website. This preview improves usability with updated icons intended to be clear and easier to distinguish. This follows up the introduction of the easier-to-read Cascadia Code font in Preview 1 in June. Also, Web Live Preview adds tools to make web design more approachable for ASP.NET web designers. Changes can be seen live in the IDE, even with data-bound controls. Preview 2 also is available in multiple languages, including Chinese, Czech, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish, whereas the first preview was English only. Other features in Preview 2 include: