Microsoft has embedded GitHub Copilot as a default VS Code extension in version 1.116, adding agent debug logging, terminal upgrades, and inline diffs.

Preview of new companion app allows developers to run multiple agent sessions in parallel across multiple repos and iterate on human and agent reviews. Visual Studio Code 1.115, the latest release of ...

Socket uncovers large-scale GitHub spam campaign abusing “Discussions” notifications Fake advisories with bogus CVEs trick developers into downloading malware via cloud-hosted links Thousands of ...

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

A large-scale campaign is targeting developers on GitHub with fake Visual Studio Code (VS Code) security alerts posted in the Discussions section of various projects, to trick users into downloading ...

VS Code Extensions have transformed the code editor into a productivity powerhouse. GitHub Copilot enables AI-powered autocomplete, multi-line code generation, and context-aware suggestions, helping ...

Researchers say they’ve discovered a supply-chain attack flooding repositories with malicious packages that contain invisible code, a technique that’s flummoxing traditional defenses designed to ...

Microsoft is speeding up the delivery of its Visual Studio Code updates. Since last summer, the company has been making monthly releases, each with three or four patches and new functionality, but ...

VS Code 1.110 stable released March 4, 2026. Agent plugins arrive as prepackaged chat customization bundles (preview). Experimental browser tools let agents read and interact with the integrated ...

AI coding agents are reshaping how developers write, debug, and maintain software in 2026. The debate around Claude Code vs ChatGPT Codex highlights two distinct philosophies: local-first reasoning ...