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.

Microsoft's latest Visual Studio preview facilitates 'vibe coding,' where developers mainly use GitHub Copilot AI to do all the programming in accordance with spoken or typed instructions.

The company announced that GPT-5 is now integrated into the IDE, and support for MCP is generally available as well.

This Visual Studio Code for Java tutorial shows you how to install the Java extensions pack for VS Code, create a Java project and run a simple program.

Celebrating Microsoft's 50th anniversary, GitHub announced it is rolling out agent mode with MCP support to all Visual Studio Code users.

Visual Studio Code, the popular development text editor and IDE, has rolled out its big July 2025 release. The v1.103 update adds new Git and terminal integrations, better language support, and more.

The move is a rare acknowledgement from Microsoft that maybe, just maybe, users don't want AI rammed down their throats at ...