Microsoft says something interesting happened over the holidays.
Nineteen VSLive! Orlando sessions posted to YouTube pulled nearly 30,000 views, and the most-watched content was not beginner material. Developers gravitated toward deeper topics like Visual Studio 2026 performance, source generators, Copilot-powered debugging, and modern .NET patterns.
It suggests a shift in how developers are responding to the AI era. Instead of skimming short updates, many are choosing immersive learning and skills that translate directly into productivity, maintainability, and real-world architecture decisions.
Are you investing more time in deep learning as AI and modern .NET evolve, or relying on just-in-time learning instead?