Microsoft's AI Toolkit extension for VS Code now lets developers scaffold a working MCP server in minutes. Here's what that looks like in practice -- including the parts that don't work, and a simpler ...

Latest VS Code update introduces prepackaged bundles of chat customizations that can include skills, commands, agents, MCP ...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code development environment will move from monthly updates to a weekly release schedule, beginning with version 1.111, according to the development team.

Microsoft is speeding up the delivery of its Visual Studio Code updates. Since last summer, the company has been making ...

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...

Vulnerabilities with high to critical severity ratings affecting popular Visual Studio Code (VSCode) extensions collectively downloaded more than 128 million times could be exploited to steal local ...

Asynchronous programming with async and await has existed in .NET for years. Now Microsoft is delivering a new runtime environment for asynchronous execution.

You also get to escape Microsoft telemetry tracking too.

Mar. 18, 2026 Your morning coffee or tea could be quietly supporting your brain health. A long-term study found that moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea was linked to an 18% lower risk ...