For the first time, Visual Studio is 64-bit (devenv.exe). This removes the 4GB memory limit that has plagued developers of large enterprise solutions. We successfully loaded a solution with 1,600 projects.
Performance Specs
- **Memory Usage**: Can now exceed 4GB (we saw 8GB usage on giant solutions).
- **Find in Files**: 3x faster using the new indexing engine.
- **IntelliCode**: Now predicts whole lines of code using AI (GPT-2 based locally).
Hot Reload
Apply C# changes without restarting the debugger. It works for Console, WPF, WinForms, and ASP.NET Core.
Key Takeaways
- Upgrading to VS 2022 is a no-brainer for performance.
- Extensions must be updated to 64-bit architecture.
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