We hosted the Visual Studio 2019 Community Launch event in Letterkenny, and I had the honor of presenting what’s new in C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0 (preview). The energy in the room was fantastic!
Visual Studio 2019 Highlights
The new IDE brings significant improvements:
- Faster load times: Solution load is noticeably quicker
- AI-powered IntelliCode: Recommendations based on your code patterns
- Live Share: Real-time collaborative editing built-in
- Improved search: Find anything with Ctrl+Q
- Cleaner UI: More screen space for code
My Session: C# 8.0 Preview
I demonstrated the upcoming C# 8.0 features:
- Nullable reference types – finally tackling the billion dollar mistake
- Async streams – IAsyncEnumerable for streaming data
- Switch expressions – cleaner pattern matching
- Default interface members – evolution without breaking changes
The Community
What made this event special was the Q&A. Developers shared their real-world challenges, and we discussed how these new features solve actual problems. That’s the power of community events – it’s not just broadcast, it’s conversation.
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