Microsoft is delivering tools to quickly configure Windows PCs as workstations for Windows and Linux development.

Microsoft’s Build 2026 Windows updates add developer setup tools, local AI models, Linux workflows, and agent security controls.

With Microsoft's new Dev Configs, a Windows installation becomes a ready-to-use developer workstation with a single command – including WSL and Ubuntu.

Linux is increasingly becoming the top alternative for users who can't upgrade their PCs to Windows 11.

Two products ahead of their own marketing ...

VS Code 1.127 enhances agent session management, introduces per-site browser permissions, and makes browser tools for agents ...

Visual Studio Code 1.126 adds AI chat cost tracking, multiple Copilot chats in one session, and a safer Restricted Mode for ...

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.

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

A vulnerability chain dubbed AutoJack in Microsoft's AutoGen Studio interface for prototyping AI agents could let attackers ...

You can wrap an executable file around a PowerShell script (PS1) so that you can distribute the script as an .exe file rather than distributing a “raw” script file. This eliminates the need to explain ...

Frank Feltens of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art will join Seattle Art Museum as its new head curator, SAM leadership announced Thursday morning. Frank Feltens of the Smithsonian's ...