Anurag is an experienced journalist and author who’s been covering tech for the past 5 years, with a focus on Windows, Android, and Apple. He’s written for sites like Android Police, Neowin, Dexerto, ...

I'm a big fan of Visual Studio Code — also commonly known as VS Code. I'm not a coder, but it's long been my writing tool of preference, above all others. One of VS Code's big pulls is that it's open ...

After rolling out Agent Host functionality across recent VS Code releases, Microsoft is detailing the architecture behind persistent agent sessions and opening its Agent Host Protocol to third-party ...

VS Code now supports Agent Plugins 1.0 alongside its existing plugin formats. The portable standard covers Agent Skills and MCP servers, not hooks or custom agents. Compatible clients include VS Code, ...

Microsoft releases VS Code 1.134 with split chat layouts, better agent navigation, chat search, and HTML previews.

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and offline models, but with some limits. Microsoft has been pushing hard to make ...

Microsoft VS Code has been my default recommendation for years because it is fast, flexible, and endlessly customizable. But ...

The latest version of Visual Studio Code now includes a full Markdown Editor mode that provides word processor-like WYSIWYG editing capabilities.