Visual Studio Code 1.130 adds a dedicated agent host, assisted permissions, compact diffs, worktree isolation, and smarter Git links.

In the new release, developers can experimentally dictate in VS Code without a speech extension and gain deeper insights into subagents.

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

The original AI-powered code completion tool stemming from early OpenAI technology, GitHub Copilot, now comes in a free tier for the Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code, along with other editors.

VS Code model picker now allows users to switch between Anthropic and Copilot providers between turns reconfiguring the agent host. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.133, an update to its ...

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Latest update to Microsoft’s code editor improves dictation, introduces side chats, and adds support for comments to provide ...

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