InfoWorld

What is Visual Studio Code? Microsoft’s extensible code editor

Visual Studio Code is a free, lightweight but powerful source code editor that runs on your desktop and on the web and is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Raspberry Pi OS. It comes with ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft open sources a command-line text editor and more at Build

At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for Windows called Edit. Open source software may not earn the company direct ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Used to Survey Go Devs, Who Name VS Code No. 1 Editor

As we have reported before, Microsoft's super-popular Visual Studio Code is the No. 1 code editor for multiple programming languages, and Google's Go is on that list. The Go Project team last week ...
Dark Reading

Microsoft VS Code Undermined in Asian Spy Attack

A Chinese state-aligned espionage group has become the first documented threat actor to weaponize a known exploit in VS Code in a malicious attack. Visual Studio Code, or VS Code, is Microsoft's free ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft open-sources VS Code Copilot Chat extension on GitHub

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license. This provides the community access to the full implementation of the chat-based coding ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Tests Copilot-Powered Tool to Modernize JavaScript/TypeScript in VS Code

Microsoft is previewing a new AI-assisted tool for Visual Studio Code Insiders called the JavaScript/TypeScript Modernizer. It's designed to help developers modernize older JavaScript or TypeScript ...
EDN

VS Code gaining traction in programming MCUs, MPUs

Microsoft Visual Studio Code, commonly known as VS Code, has another embedded processor company in its fold: top MCU supplier Renesas, which ships more than 3.5 billion units annually. The Japanese ...
The Verge

Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. is a senior editor and ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Visual Studio Code flaw lets extensions steal passwords

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor and development environment contains a flaw that allows malicious extensions to retrieve authentication tokens stored in Windows, Linux, and macOS ...
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code for C# development

Microsoft’s new C# Dev Kit extension for Visual Studio Code turns the programmer’s editor into a complete development environment for .NET. Microsoft’s Visual Studio is its primary development ...
TechRepublic

WebStorm vs VS Code: Key Differences, Features & Performance

Discover the key differences between WebStorm and VS Code, including features, performance, and pricing, to choose the ideal tool for your development needs. WebStorm and Visual Studio Code target web ...