XDA Developers on MSN
I replaced VS Code with this open-source editor and it's faster, lighter, and runs all my extensions
You also get to escape Microsoft telemetry tracking too.
Microsoft's February 2026 Foundry update includes broader platform changes, but the most immediate developer-facing news for VS Code users is an AI Toolkit refresh centered on tool discovery, agent ...
Latest VS Code update introduces prepackaged bundles of chat customizations that can include skills, commands, agents, MCP ...
How-To Geek on MSN
Why I'm learning to code in Kate instead of VS Code
I'm taking the road less traveled.
Microsoft shifts Visual Studio Code to weekly releases, allowing faster AI feature updates and improvements to developer workflows.
Visual Studio Code 1.110 (February 2026) adds new agent extensibility, browser-driving chat tools, and expanded chat accessibility.
The new release allows using experimental agent plug-ins and the new Agent Debug Panel offers detailed insights into chat ...
With the release of Visual Studio Code 1.111, Microsoft has moved its lightweight code editor to a weekly update schedule.
Microsoft has announced the end for the Visual Studio IDE on Mac. Current users have another year of support planned, but no further new features will be released. Users are being directed towards ...
Microsoft has introduced Visual Studio Code for Education, a new computer science instruction platform that takes students beyond beginner coding and teaches them tools used by professional developers ...
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