VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...

CloudShare, the leading provider of virtual environments in the cloud, today announced the general availability of two new plugins. One for Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and the other for Microsoft ...

A 34-vote social media poll showed 44.1 percent support for adding more database tooling options to Visual Studio, with 41.2 percent opposed and 14.7 percent choosing "Either way." Several responses ...

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 ...

Chinese hackers targeting large IT service providers in Southern Europe were seen abusing Visual Studio Code (VSCode) tunnels to maintain persistent remote access to compromised systems. VSCode ...

Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

Visual Studio 2026 now supports Git Pull Request reviews inside the IDE, plus new theme color controls in version 18.7.

Visual Studio 2026 has Fluent UI and ships with 11 tinted themes. Source: Microsoft Dev Blogs Microsoft unveils Visual Studio 2026 with deeper AI integration, faster performance, and a refreshed ...

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.