Visual Studio Code 1.92, also identified as the July 2024 version of the editor, was introduced August 1. Downloads for Windows, Mac and Linux can be accessed from the Visual Studio Code web page.

The December 2023 update to Python in Visual Studio Code introduces several new features, including configurable debugging options that are now available on the Run button menu.

Microsoft improves debugging and code analysis in Visual Studio with newly visualized variable values and additional copilot functions.

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.