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's Visual Studio February Update (18.3) adds new Copilot agents and workflows for WinForms guidance, test generation, call stack analysis, profiling with unit tests, C++ modernization, and ...

In a social media feedback thread started by Microsoft Visual Studio guru Mads Kristensen, multiple developers unloaded on the IDE's facility with AI provided by GitHub Copilot and other tools.

GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Code tested head-to-head in 2026. Which AI coding tool actually makes you a better developer — and is it worth the price?

Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...

The Sophia Script is an open-source PowerShell module designed to debloat and fine-tune Windows 11 (and Windows 10 ). It is ...

Visual Studio Code 1.109 introduces enhancements for providing agents with more skills and context and managing multiple agent sessions in parallel. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.109, ...

A set of attack vectors in GitHub Codespaces have been uncovered that enable remote code execution (RCE) by opening a malicious repository or pull request. The findings by Orca Security, show how ...

Unofficial solutions, while functional, were often brittle and prone to timeout issues. Remote Control replaces these ...

Software development changed faster in the past three years than in the previous decade. Open a modern IDE and an AI assistant greets you before the first line of code appears ...

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