The MSVC Build Tools Preview is updated regularly with the latest features and fixes from the MSVC (Microsoft C++) development team. The MSVC team’s updates for August 2026, targeting the Visual ...

Five free Marketplace extensions promise private, locally run coding assistance as developers look for alternatives to metered cloud AI.

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Open VSX extensions exposed developer supply-chain risks. Learn how to audit VS Code extensions and reduce credential exposure.

Microsoft's latest VS Code update adds provider switching and a GitHub-free entry path specifically for Claude sessions.

Open VSX removes 77 evil twin extensions that impersonate developer tools and exfiltrate host, workspace, Git, and CI data.

Latest update to Microsoft’s code editor improves dictation, introduces side chats, and adds support for comments to provide ...

Open VSX marketplace impersonated legitimate developer tools while transmitting information about the systems and development ...

JEP 401, integrated into JDK 28, introduces value objects. These new class instances feature final fields, altered behavior ...

Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service. A key ...

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The visual system is the part of the central nervous system that is required for visual perception – receiving, processing and interpreting visual information to build a representation of the visual ...