About three years ago Microsoft released a new source code editor for Windows, Linux, and macOS. This was named Visual Studio Code. It is way lighter IDE than various editions of the legendary Visual ...

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Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2026 is a full coding environment for building, testing, debugging and collaborating on software projects. It doesn’t run on our beloved Macs, but we know that some Cult of ...

The Build 2026 keynote was overly-long, in keeping with tradition. But there was some good news for Windows developers too.

VS Code 1.121 was released May 20, 2026, featuring yet another update to Claude Code, becoming more and more a first-class citizen in the VS Code ecosystem. Remote agents can run over SSH or dev ...

Microsoft has been pushing Windows 11 for developers for years, but it's making its best push yet at Build 2026, with several ...

VS Code 1.120 brings the Agents window to Stable preview. The new window opens from a title-bar button. Agent customizations include Agents, Skills, Instructions, Hooks, MCP Servers and Plugins. It ...

Explore what's new in Copilot Studio, May 2026: computer-using agents are now available, plus redesigned workflows and Work IQ extensibility.

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GitHub has confirmed that a recent breach into its internal repositories was caused by a vulnerability in a Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension called ‘Nx Console.’ The security team at ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...