.NET Rocks! Coding Agents with Scott Hunter
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Jun 5, 2025 Scott Hunter, the Vice President of Product for Azure Development Experience, talks about the revolutionary coding agents in Visual Studio. He explains how these agents can analyze entire solutions, not just single files, enhancing workflow by automating tasks like code generation and pull requests. The discussion also touches on the advancements in .NET memory management, the impact of AI in coding, and tools like AppCat that facilitate cloud migrations. Scott emphasizes the need for developers to adapt to these innovations while balancing automation and control.
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Coding Agents Evaluate Whole Solutions
- Coding agents evaluate code across entire solutions, not just individual files.
- This expands AI assistance from single completions to more comprehensive application changes.
Use Agents With PR Oversight
- Assign GitHub issues to coding agents to generate pull requests for code changes.
- Always review and approve the pull requests created by agents before merging.
Instruction Files Guide Agent UI Generation
- Scott Hunter shared using an instruction file to guide agents for UI consistency.
- Agents can generate UI pages matching templates and data models from your project.