Latest VS Code update introduces prepackaged bundles of chat customizations that can include skills, commands, agents, MCP ...
File-based apps, extension members, nameof improvements, and user-defined compound assignment operators make life easier for C# programmers. You’ll need .NET 10.
It's more than just a code editor.
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.
Microsoft introduces agent technology to Visual Studio, featuring curated assistants and personalized agent creation tools.
Pencil.dev focuses on design-to-code speed versus static tools; upcoming reusable component libraries are planned for 2026.