{"id":3643,"date":"2026-07-16T04:06:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucumandevelopers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/rider-2026-2-release-candidate-is-out\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T04:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:06:25","slug":"rider-2026-2-release-candidate-is-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucumandevelopers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/rider-2026-2-release-candidate-is-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Rider 2026.2 Release Candidate Is Out!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<section data-clarity-region=\"article\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"\/dotnet\/category\/net-tools\/\">.NET Tools<\/a> <a href=\"\/dotnet\/category\/releases\/\">Releases<\/a> <a href=\"\/dotnet\/category\/rider\/\">Rider<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rider 2026.2 Release Candidate is ready for you to try.<\/p>\n<p>This upcoming release opens the IDE\u2019s own intelligence to your AI coding agents, brings GitHub Copilot in natively, and delivers a wave of performance gains across both .NET and game development. Rider 2026.2 makes debugger launch and branch switching noticeably faster, speeds up Unreal Engine indexing, and expands game development support with new project templates and professional Godot tooling.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to explore what\u2019s coming, you can download the RC build right now:<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights of this release<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Agent skills that connect AI agents to Rider\u2019s own intelligence \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jetbrains.com\/dotnet\/2026\/05\/22\/claude-codex-ai-agent-skill-for-writing-tests\/\">coverage data<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jetbrains.com\/dotnet\/2026\/06\/25\/performance-profiling-agent-skill-in-rider\/\">profiler<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jetbrains.com\/dotnet\/2026\/06\/08\/rider-2026-2-code-quality-check-hooks-for-ai-agents\/#quality-check-hooks-for-claude-code\">code analysis<\/a> \u2013 for more accurate results and better code quality.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Support for official Microsoft .NET, Aspire, and Azure Agent Skills directly from the IDE.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jetbrains.com\/ai\/2026\/06\/github-copilot-now-an-integrated-agent\/\">GitHub Copilot now natively built in<\/a> and available out of the box.<\/li>\n<li>Faster .NET workflows: ~2.8s quicker debugger launch on Windows, 2\u20133\u00d7 faster branch switching in Roslyn solutions, and 7\u20138% lower backend memory use.<\/li>\n<li>Faster Unreal Engine projects: ~2\u00d7 faster C++ indexing when opening the generated<code> .sln<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jetbrains.com\/dotnet\/2026\/06\/03\/wpf-hot-reload-in-jetbrains-rider\/\">WPF Hot Reload for editing XAML<\/a> while the app runs.<\/li>\n<li>Redesigned NuGet tool window&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>File-based C# app templates.<\/li>\n<li>Intention previews to see quick-fix and context-action changes before applying them.<\/li>\n<li>New <em>Game Development <\/em>category in the <em>New Project<\/em> dialog, with ready-made Godot and CMake templates plus preconfigured build settings and run configurations.<\/li>\n<li>Better UE navigation: UInterface implementation tracking and Gameplay Tag usages surfaced in Blueprints via Code Vision and Find Usages.<\/li>\n<li>Professional Godot support: configurable GDScript formatter, drag scene nodes into code, Autoload\/UID resolution, and the official Rider integration addon on the Godot Asset Store.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jetbrains.com\/dotnet\/2026\/07\/06\/natvis-comes-to-linux-and-macos-in-rider-2026-2-debugger\/\">Natvis support on Linux and macOS<\/a>, including <code>godot-cpp.natvis<\/code>, plus ISPC language support.<\/li>\n<li>TypeScript 7 support for faster large-codebase workflows.<\/li>\n<li>Built-in Azure Functions support and Azure DevOps pull requests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Try it out and share your feedback<\/h2>\n<p>You can download and install Rider 2026.2 RC today:<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to hear what you think. If you run into issues or have suggestions, please report them via <a href=\"https:\/\/youtrack.jetbrains.com\/issues?q=project:%20Rider%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTrack<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JetBrainsRider\">reach out to us on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"#\"><\/a> <\/section>\n<div>\n<p><h2>Discover more<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div post_id=\"722391\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jetbrains.com\/dotnet\/2026\/07\/15\/jetbrains-gamedev-days-2026-call-for-speakers\/\"> <\/p>\n<p>JetBrains GameDev Day is back! Join us online on September 28, 2026, for a day dedicated to game development, practical engineering, tools, workflows, and the people building games across the world. We\u2019re looking for speakers who are excited to share their knowledge, experience, lessons learned, tools, or creative approaches with the gamedev community.<\/p>\n<p> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fuente: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jetbrains.com\/dotnet\/2026\/07\/15\/rider-2026-2-release-candidate-is-out\/\">Art\u00edculo original<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>.NET Tools Releases Rider The Rider 2026.2 Release Candidate is ready for you to try. This upcoming release opens the IDE\u2019s own intelligence to your AI coding agents, brings GitHub Copilot in natively, and delivers a wave of performance gains across both .NET and game development. 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