Five free Marketplace extensions promise private, locally run coding assistance as developers look for alternatives to metered cloud AI.

Microsoft has aligned VS Code's existing agent-plugin feature with a vendor-neutral format for portable skills and MCP servers.

The seventh preview again brings a language extension for C#, improved compression APIs, and new features for Blazor.

Let’s cut right to the chase: yes, you absolutely can use Visual Studio Code for free. This isn’t some trial period, some limited ‘community edition’ that locks away essential features, or a ...

Development environments have evolved into toolkits for directing coding models and coordinating agents. GitHub Copilot, ...

Ever felt that pang of frustration when your code, which looked perfectly logical on paper, just refuses to behave? You’re not alone. Every developer, from the seasoned pro to the absolute beginner, ...

Nutanix has released an open-source Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants, including GitHub Copilot, interact with Nutanix Cloud Platform through Prism V4 APIs.

AI coding agents can accelerate development, but they may also generate bloated code and technical debt. Learn where they ...

McKinsey’s latest State of AI report revealed that 62% of organizations have started experimenting with AI agents in some form. However, Gartner expects over 40% of these projects to be scrapped by ...

Typst is an easy and powerful markup-based language for creating technical documentation and books – and a compelling ...

Meta's Muse Code runs in your terminal, coordinates subagents, and survives crashes—but lags behind on the benchmarks that ...

Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service. A key ...