VS 2010: Improvements to the Add Reference Window

In the previous version, by default, the ".NET" tab was opened in the add reference window. which in the main thread scanned the GAC for assembly information. This caused the IDE to freeze until the scan was completed. In addition, you could not stop the scanning process until it was completed.

VS Beta 2 has improved performance when working with this window.


The first improvement is that the default tab is the Projects tab, which loads very quickly. This allows you to start working with the window immediately.



The second improvement is the fact that the .NET and COM tabs open in an asynchronous stream. This means that you can work with different tabs without blocking the main thread, and also close the window at any time.



These small but very useful, in my opinion, improvements will save developers time and nerves.