Visual Studio Magazine

Open VSX 1.0.0 Puts Focus on Open Extension Registry for VS Code Ecosystem

Eclipse Open VSX has reached 1.0.0, highlighting its role as a vendor-neutral registry for VS Code-compatible extensions.
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.125 Adds Copilot Spend Meter After Billing Shock

VS Code 1.125 adds in-editor visibility into additional Copilot budget usage as GitHub's AI-credit billing model continues to draw developer scrutiny.

Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware

An agentic coding tool tasked with running a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious payload that is ...
Windows Report

Visual Studio Code Adds AI Chat Cost Tracking and Multi-Chat Copilot Sessions

Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.126, just one week after shipping version 1.125. The latest update focuses on improving GitHub Copilot workflows, giving developers better visibility into ...