When Visual Studio Code develops a new API, it first provides it in the form of a ' Proposed API '. A Proposed API is a 'trial' API that extension developers can use to test its operation and find ...

However, VS Code’s endless customizability is what truly sets it apart from its rivals, and there’s a barrage of extensions you can add to the code editor to boost its functionality even further.

The companion Language Model API, meanwhile, provides access to Copilot's chat models such as GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, enhancing not only chat participants but also enriching other features. A presentation ...

"Once open source, we re-evaluate how we split the functionality between VS Code Core, built-in extension (s), and the Chat extension." Key elements of the open-sourcing process include conducting a ...

Microsoft enhances Visual Studio Code's MSSQL extension with comprehensive updates, introducing improved database connection, object exploration, and query analysis tools. The new version offers ...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VS Code) team has reached a key milestone in its vision to transform VS Code into an open‑source AI editor. On 30 June 2025, the team announced that the GitHub ...