# VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ: Developer Takeaways and Must-Watch Sessions

DevFeed: [VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ: Developer Takeaways and Must-Watch Sessions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/vslive-microsoft-hq-developer-takeaways-and-must-watch-sessions-4011.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/vslive-hq-content-sandiego-and-orlando-mentions/>)

Author: James Rempt

Published: 2026-08-27T14:00:09Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Visual Studio Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/visual-studio-blog.md>)

Topics: [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [.NET](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/net.md>), [Developer Tools](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-tools.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [WinForms](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/winforms.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [events](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/events.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [modernization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modernization.md>), [net](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/net.md>), [visual-studio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-studio.md>)

## AI overview

A VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ recap highlights developer discussions about AI-assisted development, Visual Studio fundamentals, and .NET modernization.

## Source excerpt

VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ 2026 was one of the most energizing VSLive! events I've attended. What stood out was the level of engagement over five days of learning and conversation from July 27 through July 31. Developers came ready to dig into the future of Visual Studio, .NET, and AI-assisted software development, and many Microsoft engineers and product managers were there to have those conversations directly. If you weren't able to [...] The post VSLive! @ Microsoft HQ: Developer Takeaways and Must-Watch Sessions appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.