Hey, I’m Mads Kristensen, a Principal Product Manager on the Visual Studio team at Microsoft. My job is all about making your day-to-day coding in the IDE smoother and more productive.

I’m a bit obsessed with performance, productivity, and extensibility - basically, anything that makes Visual Studio a better tool for developers. Over the years, I’ve poured that passion into my work at Microsoft and into the open-source community, where I’ve built tools to help you get more done with less hassle.

You might know me from some of the Visual Studio extensions I’ve created, like Web Essentials, File Explorer, and Rainbow Braces. I also maintain the Extensibility Essentials toolkit to make it easier for other developers to create their own extensions. It’s all about empowering the community to shape the IDE we love.

I enjoy sharing what I’ve learned, so you’ll often find me speaking at developer conferences, diving into practical tips and tricks. My goal? To make Visual Studio the most enjoyable and powerful development environment out there. Let’s keep building something great together!