Microsoft Asks Devs About Visual Studio Pet Peeves: 'Don't Get Me Started'

February 1, 2024

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While the complaints are numerous and vociferous, Microsoft's Mads Kristensen took pains to reply to many, sometimes educating users on how to immediately solve their issues, sometimes pointing out where they can vote on relevant feature requests to solve the peeves, sometimes commiserating.

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