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The quarterly release of Eclipse IDE 2026-03 brings some new features alongside bug fixes, such as the Java refactoring ...

Pervaziv AI Launches Cortex 3.0 in Chrome, Edge and Firefox – World’s First Cross-Browser/IDE AI Coding & Security Agent

Cortex 3.0 delivers AI-powered code generation, vulnerability scanning, Enterprise AI & DevSecOps integrations, ...
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I ran Qwen3.5 locally instead of Claude Code. Here’s what happened.

You can now run LLMs for software development on consumer-grade PCs. But we’re still a ways off from having Claude at home.
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Microsoft accelerates pace of VS Code development

Microsoft is speeding up the delivery of its Visual Studio Code updates. Since last summer, the company has been making ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Launches Azure Skills Plugin to Give AI Coding Agents Real Azure Expertise

Microsoft's new Azure Skills Plugin bundles curated Azure skills, the Azure MCP Server, and the Foundry MCP Server into a single install that gives AI coding agents both the expertise and execution ...
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AI Productivity Tools Adoption in Software Engineering Statistics 2026: Shocking Growth

Discover AI Productivity Tools Adoption in Software Engineering Statistics with key data, and trends shaping developer ...