Visual Studio Tips and tricks: Add project reference using drag & drop

Adding project references is something I do quite often. In a recent update, Visual Studio introduced a faster way to do it: instead of opening the "Add Reference" dialog, you can simply drag and drop a project.

A quick and handy shortcut that saves a few clicks every time! 😃

This post is part of the series 'Visual Studio Tips and Tricks'. Be sure to check out the rest of the blog posts of the series!

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