At its core, VS Code is built on an open source project called Code OSS, published under the permissive MIT license.

Test projects give you a way to exercise your code to see if it works but they're also part of your project's "permanent record." If all you want to do is try something out with some throwaway code, C ...

Visual Studio Code is a free, lightweight but powerful source code editor that runs on your desktop and on the web and is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Raspberry Pi OS. It comes with ...

Build scripts are finally being treated as first-class development citizens, thanks to tools like psake, FAKE, and Rake + Albacore. Ian Davis explores the Ruby-based, open source Albacore DSL. Borne ...

Python libraries are pre-written collections of code designed to simplify programming by providing ready-made functions for specific tasks. They eliminate the need to write repetitive code and cover ...

Note that GitHub Copilot isn’t optimized for R; the documentation says Copilot works “especially well” for Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, Go, C#, and C++. However, Copilot does make R code ...

Amazon introduced a Nova Act extension that brings its AI agent toolkit directly into code editors such as Visual Studio Code, Cursor, and Kiro, aiming to speed development and cut down on ...

Microsoft today announced the private preview launch of Visual Studio Online, an online code editor the company is positioning as a companion to Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. The service is ...

If you want to enhance the coding experience in Visual Studio Code, free AI extensions can be a game changer. From generating code snippets to suggesting improvements, debugging, and even ...

The low-cost single board computer and Microsoft's free development tools work well together, for both hobbyists and professionals. Raspberry Pis are everywhere. From the tiny new Pico microcontroller ...