ZDNet

Microsoft VS Code turns 5: How GitHub, open source, Google made it a hit, reveals creator

Microsoft has released a new version of Visual Studio Code (VS Code), its hugely popular open-source code editor for Linux, macOS and Windows, which its creator, Microsoft technical fellow Erich Gamma ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with New Experimental GitHub Copilot 'Agent Skills' in VS Code

Visual Studio Code 1.108 adds experimental Agent Skills, allowing GitHub Copilot to load custom instructions, scripts, and resources for specialized tasks. Agent Skills are defined in a simple folder ...
TechRepublic

How to add a GitHub repository to VS Code

Learn how to add a GitHub repository to VS Code as well as how to install a handy extension to manage pull requests and issues. Virtual Studio Code, also known as VS Code, is one of the most popular ...
How-To Geek on MSN

GitHub is no longer the best place to host your code

Developers have more reasons than ever to move beyond GitHub, from AI concerns to easier self-hosting and stronger ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Claude Opus 4.5 Lands in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio and VS Code

GitHub has added Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.5 to the set of models available in GitHub Copilot Chat, and the model is now selectable directly inside Microsoft developers' primary tools: Visual Studio ...