Running open-source AI locally in VS Code proved possible, but the path was more complicated than the polished model catalogs initially suggested. On a modest company laptop with 12 GB of RAM and no ...

MCP (Model Context Protocol) provides a universal standard for connecting LLMs to external data sources and tools, eliminating the need to manually copy-paste context into a chat session and enabling ...

Visual Studio Code 1.124 brings more autonomous AI agents, cross-device session support, browser history, and new enterprise controls.

Microsoft has released VS Code 1.123 with a new Research Agent, AI session syncing, Chronicle search, browser upgrades, and ...

Visual Studio Code has switched to weekly updates, so new features and bug fixes are now arriving at a rapid pace. The new version 1.112 update is now available, with a significant upgrade for web ...

Have you ever wondered if your go-to tools might be holding you back? For millions of developers, Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is the undisputed champion of code editors, celebrated for its ...

In this article, we’ll cover what GitHub Copilot is, why it matters, and how you can use it to generate and optimize code inside Visual Studio. We’ll also examine how GitHub Copilot can fix issues in ...

After scathing accusations of skimping on due diligence, as well as other feedback to my article on trying to use an ‘AI ...

Visual Studio Code is moving to weekly releases. Microsoft will replace the long-standing monthly update cycle with smaller weekly updates, starting with version 1.111, to deliver features more ...

TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026, a full-featured IDE with built-in AI tools and collaboration features, is now price dropped to $34.97 (reg. $499.99) through May 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT.