Microsoft announces that Visual Studio 2022 is making the leap to 64-bit and feature a user interface refresh specific to macOS. The app is set to get some significant upgrades, starting with its leap to 64-bit architecture. Microsoft states that the updated version of Visual Studio should be faster, more stable, and lightweight. "Our goal with Visual Studio 2022 for Mac is to make a modern .NET IDE tailored for the Mac that delivers the productive experience you've come to love in Visual Studio," wrote Microsoft's Amanda Silver in a developer blog. "We're working to move Visual Studio for Mac to native macOS UI, which means it will come with better performance and reliability."