What’s Coming Next in Visual Studio: Our Microsoft Build 2026 Announcements

Microsoft Build kicks off today in San Francisco, June 2 and 3. If you cannot make it in person, the sessions are streaming online for free, and I want to walk you through what we are announcing for Visual Studio this week. One idea tie most of it together. Code is an asset, not just an artifact . The tools around it should help you keep it healthy, correct, and easy to evolve as your codebase grows. Every announcement below is a step toward that. Agents that participate in the work, not next…