This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...

VS Code's AI Toolkit Agent Builder can wire an agent to external tools via MCP, even for non-coding editorial workflows. Early friction points included circular UX flows, model availability mismatches ...

Updates to GitHub Copilot in VS Code provide the same C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness as Microsoft’s C/C++ DevTools and CMake Tools extensions. Microsoft has introduced C++ ...

VS Code keeps adding new features as time goes on, and if you weren't careful, you likely missed things like sticky scroll, zen mode, and more.

You also get to escape Microsoft telemetry tracking too.

You can now run LLMs for software development on consumer-grade PCs. But we’re still a ways off from having Claude at home.

Google also enables auto-approval of AI agents while their documentation warns against it Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS ...

This is a reasonable to-do list to start on in the final stretch, but I’m sure there’s more. I’m also sure that whatever it ...

Many students do not realize that verifying their status through the GitHub Student Developer Pack can unlock free access to premium AI tools, including ...