The new release allows using experimental agent plug-ins and the new Agent Debug Panel offers detailed insights into chat ...

Latest VS Code update introduces prepackaged bundles of chat customizations that can include skills, commands, agents, MCP servers, and hooks.

Visual Studio Code 1.110 (February 2026) adds new agent extensibility, browser-driving chat tools, and expanded chat accessibility.

Developers will know that having the right tools at your disposal can make a significant difference in your productivity and efficiency. Visual Studio Code, a popular code editor, offers a wide range ...

In a social media feedback thread started by Microsoft Visual Studio guru Mads Kristensen, multiple developers unloaded on the IDE's facility with AI provided by GitHub Copilot and other tools.

Microsoft has released version 1.94 of its free source code editor Visual Studio Code with a number of updates. Among other things, the file search in Explorer should now be easier and VS Code starts ...

Agent HQ provides a single location for managing both local and remote coding agents and introduces a plan agent that breaks down complex tasks into steps before coding. The latest update to the ...

What if the tools you’ve relied on for years suddenly became something entirely different? That’s the reality developers are waking up to as Visual Studio Code, once heralded as a lightweight and ...

You might think VS (Visual Studio) Code is just for programmers. After all, it looks like a complex tool filled with cryptic ...

The text editor is the most critical tool in a programmer's arsenal, acting as the daily workbench, primary interface, and engine for creation. For years, Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has ...