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For the C++ developer, this meant the ability to install a lean, mean development environment. One could select only the "Desktop development with C++" workload, skipping unnecessary web, cloud, or mobile components. This focus on "workloads" reduced the installation footprint significantly and improved startup times. The IDE itself was engineered to load solutions faster and respond more fluidly to IntelliSense queries, addressing long-standing complaints about "bloat."

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Furthermore, the workload allowed developers to write code in Visual Studio on Windows, and compile/debug it directly on a remote Linux machine (or the Windows Subsystem for Linux, WSL). This was a monumental step for server-side C++ developers who preferred the Windows IDE but deployed to Linux cloud infrastructure.