Microsoft open sourced a Java debugger it developed for the lightweight, open source Visual Studio Code editor. About a month ago, the company released the VS Code extension to provide Java debugging, ...

By integrating GitHub Copilot directly into Visual Studio's diagnostic workflow, the new Copilot Diagnostics toolset promises ...

Azure Agentic DevOps Microsoft is bringing agentic workflows and Azure-native capabilities directly into Visual Studio. A ...

PowerShell is now a lot more than a system management tool for Windows. The latest releases of PowerShell are built on the current cross-platform .NET and support macOS and Linux alongside the ...

At its Build developer conference, Microsoft today announced that Live Share, its previously announced collaborative development feature for Visual Studio and Visual Studio code, is now available to ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Ludovic Henry explains how RISC-V's open ...

In August 2025, Visual Studio 2022 (v17.14) received a significant update aimed at providing developers with a more efficient development environment, allowing them to focus more on programming. This ...

One of the most notable highlights of this update is the comprehensive integration of GPT-5 within Visual Studio. Developers can now directly leverage GPT-5's powerful code generation, code ...

Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide. For decades, when I got to work in ...