It's more than just a code editor.

Pencil.dev focuses on design-to-code speed versus static tools; upcoming reusable component libraries are planned for 2026.

Markdown is emerging in VS Code and Visual Studio 2026 as a version-controlled instruction layer that governs AI agents, reusable prompts and modular skills alongside traditional documentation.

In a social media feedback thread started by Microsoft Visual Studio guru Mads Kristensen, multiple developers unloaded on the IDE's facility with AI provided by GitHub Copilot and other tools.

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File-based apps, extension members, nameof improvements, and user-defined compound assignment operators make life easier for C# programmers. You’ll need .NET 10.

For agents, the value is clearer still: structured JSON output, reusable commands and built-in skills that let models interact with Workspace data and actions without a custom integration layer.

My LLMs pair incredibly well with these tools ...

Claude Cowork lets AI analyze files, browse the web, and run business tasks autonomously. Allie K. Miller explains exactly ...

With progress slowing to a crawl, I researched Windows App SDK alternatives and then started experimenting with AI pair programming.

In an agentic world, defensibility shifts from features to flow control. From owning a category to owning a node in the ...

Did our AI summary help? Anish Moonka has shared how artificial intelligence helped him turn a personal problem into a fully functional iOS app in just one week. Moonka said he wanted to read the ...