Microsoft releases Visual Studio “15” Preview 5 with performance and memory improvements

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Published onOctober 5, 2016

published onOctober 5, 2016

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Another day another Microsoft service in previews gets released. Today, October 5, 2016, Visual Studio “15” previewer users can get their hands on Preview 5.

With Preview 5 being released, users should notice “a big step forward in performance and memory efficiency” according to the Visual Studio team.

More specifically, Preview 5 users will benefit from faster loading times when compared to Visual Studio “15” used by the general public. The Visual Studio team achieved the speed boost by tweaking some of the on-demand loading extensions as well as working on the following:

As far as making improvements for the sake of productivity, Preview 5 users will now be able to play around with a newPredicative IntelliSense, andIntelliSense filteringfeatures for code editing in C#, VB, C++ and XAML environments.

Other improvements includeQuick Fixes and Refactoringsfor C# and Visual Basic as well several navigational additions for getting moving around larger code bases.

Lastly,Debugginghas gotten some much-needed love with a new feature called Run to Click which enables users to run and stop lines of code more freely rather than setting breakpoints.

Today’s update appears to be ahealthy exercise in implementing user feedbackin a forward thinking way. The new features in Preview 5 should have Visual Studio users making better use of the environment while trimming time off their development cost.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

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