Visual Studio 2019 was launched with improved support for Python developers. Several large companies such as Gemalto/Thales, Netflix, Dropbox, Google, and Reddit use Python for tasks like building agents for communications, running content delivery networks, statistical analysis, security monitoring, and certificate management. The Visual Studio 2019 launch demostrated new features for Python like open folder support, a Python toolbar, and cookie cutter project templates. More information can be found at aka.ms/pythonvs and aka.ms/pythonblog.

1. Visual Studio 2019 launch

3. Who uses Python?
• Gemalto/Thales
• Netflix
• Dropbox
• Reddit
• Google
• Etc etc

4. Gemalto Thales
• We use python for one of our Agents build for FreeRadius
communications

5. Netflix
• Open Connect (CDN) uses Python
• Alerting and Statistical analytical work (numpy, scipy, etc)
• Security Monkey monitors AWS, GCP, OpenStack, and GitHub orgs for
assets and their changes over time.
• Repository for the Lemur Certificate Manager

11. Demo:
Open Folder Support
Python Toolbar

13. Demo: Cookie Cutter Projects

17. aka.ms/pythonvs
aka.ms/pythonblog