From Docker and Git integrations to Markdown and XML support to live collaboration, these add-ons for Visual Studio Code complement any workload Visual Studio Code isn’t just a text editor. It’s an ...

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Microsoft is rolling out major updates across its developer ecosystem, from Visual Studio 2026’s deep AI integration and Git workflow enhancements to Xbox’s new Game Package Manager and PowerToys 0.99 ...

Microsoft Product Manager Mike Kistler previews his Visual Studio Live! session on how MCP servers give .NET developers a universal standard for connecting AI models to external data and tools -- and ...

Microsoft’s new C# Dev Kit extension for Visual Studio Code turns the programmer’s editor into a complete development environment for .NET. Microsoft’s Visual Studio is its primary development ...

"If you look at the application life cycle, there has been a disconnect for quite a while between the application development side and the database people," said Matt Nunn, a senior product manager ...

Visual Studio has never really been the lightweight option. It's not the tool you open just to tweak a config file or write a ...

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Coding is time-consuming, even for professionals. If you're just starting out, it can be daunting to learn and frustrating to find and correct your mistakes. A simple fix is to change where you ...

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"No, VS is Windows only and that isn't going to change," said Microsoft's Mads Kristensen today in a social media post in response to the question that keeps popping up about taking the flagship IDE ...