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Visual Studio Code 1.110 (February 2026) adds new agent extensibility, browser-driving chat tools, and expanded chat accessibility.

I'm taking the road less traveled.

Once I had Clairvoyance up and running, I asked it to perform a code review of WinUIpad and, over time, fix all the issues.

It's more than just a code editor.

Armed with an AI-built version of my app that supports multiple documents/tabs, I set out to rebuild WinUIpad myself. Again.

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