Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Windows updates add developer setup tools, local AI models, Linux workflows, and agent security controls.

First look: Microsoft is stepping up its pitch to developers who want to run AI locally, introducing a compact desktop designed for sustained, high-intensity workloads without relying on the cloud.

Linux is increasingly becoming the top alternative for users who can't upgrade their PCs to Windows 11.

Visual Studio includes two command-line shells for developers, a command prompt and an instance of PowerShell, as follows: -**Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt**: A standard command prompt with ...

Two products ahead of their own marketing ...

VS Code 1.127 enhances agent session management, introduces per-site browser permissions, and makes browser tools for agents ...

Visual Studio Code 1.126 adds AI chat cost tracking, multiple Copilot chats in one session, and a safer Restricted Mode for ...

Eclipse Open VSX has reached 1.0.0, highlighting its role as a vendor-neutral registry for VS Code-compatible extensions.

VS Code 1.125 adds in-editor visibility into additional Copilot budget usage as GitHub's AI-credit billing model continues to draw developer scrutiny.

A vulnerability chain dubbed AutoJack in Microsoft's AutoGen Studio interface for prototyping AI agents could let attackers ...

This PowerShell module contains cmdlets to query instances of Visual Studio 2017 and newer. It also serves as a more useful sample of using the Setup Configuration APIs than the previously published ...