The open-source framework adds .NET 11 support, C#-only UI development and .NET MAUI controls for web and Linux, while its companion development tooling gains desktop and mobile apps.

Developers can connect local, hosted and enterprise AI models to Visual Studio Agent Mode with new configuration options.

VS Code 1.115 introduced a preview Agents app in VS Code Insiders. VS Code 1.116 added persistent debug logs for current and past agent sessions. Both releases expanded how agents work with terminals, ...

VS Code forks are diverging rapidly, not just in features, but in how they structure AI-assisted development workflows. Cursor emphasizes speed and visual polish, Windsurf leans toward dynamic ...

Open source champion Eclipse Foundation is advancing the Open VSX Registry, a vendor-neutral, community-supported alternative to the Microsoft Visual Studio Marketplace. However, while Microsoft's ...

A developer returning to Visual Studio after almost a decade struggled with automatic completions, inline suggestions and popups. A Reddit discussion does not establish whether the main culprit was ...

NativeAOT command handling and the MSBuild server are now enabled by default. Preview 7 adds new runtime-async, C#, Blazor, MAUI and library capabilities. The .NET 11 Preview 7 SDK is version 11.0.100 ...

Visual Studio Code Agents ships with VS Code Insiders, launches separately from the editor, and starts with its own sign-in, workspace selection, trust, and approval flow. In a real editorial ...

As AI takes on more coding work, .NET developers still need a strong grounding in architecture, code structure, testing and DevOps practices. Heavy reliance on AI-generated code can accelerate ...

Microsoft's new release brings compiler-checked application models, faster developer workflows and major web and mobile updates, while several AI and runtime features remain experimental.

Microsoft's latest Visual Studio Code release expands AI agent management with an experimental inbox, automated model comparisons, customizable chat windows and new security controls while setting a ...

Agentic systems are probabilistic and must be designed with guidance, validation, and guardrails rather than treated like deterministic software. The most reliable architectures combine LLM-driven ...