Microsoft is updating how you build Visual Studio extensions, with new APIs and the ability to run extensions outside of the Visual Studio process. Notwithstanding the immense popularity of the Visual ...

Microsoft is changing the model for Visual Studio extensions with the goal of making them easier to write, safer to use and more cloud-friendly. Key to the revamp is changing from an in-process model ...

Microsoft this week announced VisualStudio.Extensibility, its latest effort to revamp the authoring process for Visual Studio extensions. That revamp effort started almost a year ago with a new ...

Microsoft is finally releasing a 64-bit version of Visual Studio, but you have to rebuild your VSIX extensions for the new IDE. Visual Studio has been at the heart of Microsoft’s developer platform ...

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Visual Studio 2026 and .NET 10. This major VS 2026 update features a new UI, significant performance boosts and more.

A published VS Code extension didn't hide the fact that it encrypts and exfiltrates data and also failed to remove obvious signs it was AI-generated.

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Kenneth Harris, a NASA veteran who worked on ...

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code is a free code editor for Windows, Linux, and macOS that is used by a lot of developers because of its small disk footprint and customization options. The C++ extension ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. This article dives into the happens-before ...