Integrated Development Environments
Integrated Development Environments
Visual Studio Code 1.75 brings configuration profiles
Profiles allow VS Code users to create and share configurations for the UI, extensions, settings, keyboard shortcuts, tasks, and user snippets.
CodeSandbox adds Rust support
Cloud development environment allows users to spin up Rust development environments ‘within two seconds’ and access them in iOS or Visual Studio Code.
Researchers warn of malicious Visual Studio Code extensions
Attackers could easily spoof popular Visual Studio Code extensions and trick developers into downloading them, Aqua Nautilus researchers report.
Visual Studio 2022 adds C++ atomics
Version 17.5 Preview 2 brings a wide range of improvements to the IDE including an experimental implementation of C11 atomics in MSVC.
Visual Studio Code 1.74 boosts remote development
November 2022 release of the code editor previews a remote tunneling capability that allows developers to securely connect to their VS Code machine from any device anywhere.
Visual Studio Code 1.73 shines on Command Center, merge editor
October 2022 release of Microsoft’s code editor also features auto-updates for Markdown links, new Python extensions, Dev Container templates, and more.
VS Code 1.72 enhances Git source control
Visual Studio Code now supports discovery for nested Git repositories and improves autoscrolling, among other features.
Visual Studio Code 1.71 brings merge editor improvements
A full-fledged Markdown Language Server and expanded codecs support also debut in the latest version of the Microsoft code editor.
Understand Visual Studio’s new extension model
Microsoft is updating how you build Visual Studio extensions, with new APIs and the ability to run extensions outside of the Visual Studio process.
Microsoft's C# 11 language upgrade nears the finish line
Object initialization and generic math get attention in the latest improvements to the well-known programming language.
Visual Studio Code 1.70 eases title bar customization
July 2022 release of Microsoft’s code editor also introduces command-line options for opening the three-way merge editor in VS Code.
Visual Studio vs. Visual Studio Code: How to choose
Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.
RStudio changes name to Posit, expands focus to include Python and VS Code
RStudio is updating its name as it aims to expand use of its commercial products among data science teams using both Python and R.
Microsoft updates Visual Studio Code, unveils VS Code Server
Visual Studio Code 1.69 introduces the Command Center, while the VS Code Server streamlines connections to remote development machines.
What is Visual Studio Code? Microsoft’s extensible code editor
Come for the fast editing. Stay for the debugging, source code management support, and huge ecosystem of extensions.
JetBrains Fleet: The future of IDEs?
With distributed and remote options and advanced collaboration capabilities, JetBrains Fleet could be the best thing for software developers since Visual Studio Code. But it’s still in the works.
Microsoft’s complicated dance with open source
The decision to make the C# extension in Visual Studio Code proprietary is raising hackles, but Microsoft is still a consistent supporter of open source.
C# extension for Visual Studio Code set for LSP overhaul
Microsoft will switch the C# extension to the Language Server Protocol to enable more advanced tooling, including closed-source capabilities such as IntelliSense.
Visual Studio Code 1.68 identifies deprecated extensions
May 2022 edition of Microsoft’s open source code editor now alerts users to extensions that are no longer maintained or have been deprecated in favor of another extension.
