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SiliconRepublic3y

GitHub to sunset open-source text editor Atom later this year

Microsoft, which acquired GitHub for $7.5bn in 2018, launched its Visual Studio Code text editor in 2015 to compete with Atom.
Visual Studio Magazine2mon

VS Code Goes Transparent as Open-Source AI Editor

Microsoft has open sourced the GitHub Copilot Chat extension, marking a major step in turning VS Code into an open-source AI editor focused on transparency, collaboration, and community-driven ...
Your Story2mon

GitHub Copilot Chat extension goes open source in VS Code

VS Code team open‑sourced GitHub Copilot Chat (MIT licence) and invites developers to explore, contribute and shape the AI editor.
Bleeping Computer2mon

Microsoft open-sources VS Code Copilot Chat extension on GitHub

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license.
TechCrunch3mon

Microsoft open sources a command-line text editor and more at Build

At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open-sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for Windows called Edit.