A large-scale campaign is targeting developers on GitHub with fake Visual Studio Code (VS Code) security alerts posted in the Discussions section of various projects, to trick users into downloading ...

VS Code Extensions have transformed the code editor into a productivity powerhouse. GitHub Copilot enables AI-powered autocomplete, multi-line code generation, and ...

There's a lot of buzz around OpenClaw lately, so I had to check it out in my favorite editor, VS Code. Turns out this is a nascent space, not much being done with the new it agentic AI tool and the ...

Agents, browser debugging, and deprecation of Edit Mode are all highlighted in the latest versions of the popular code editor. With Microsoft now releasing stable updates to its Visual Studio Code ...

Understanding the purpose of each tool is crucial. Claude Code and OpenAI Codex differ in how they integrate into your Windows workflow. OpenAI Codex is a cloud-first coding assistant that runs on ...

AI coding agents are reshaping how developers write, debug, and maintain software in 2026. The debate around Claude Code vs ChatGPT Codex highlights two distinct philosophies: local-first reasoning ...

Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities were found in four widely used Visual Studio Code extensions with a combined 128 million downloads, exposing developers to file theft, remote code execution, ...

VS Code-integrated configuration files are automatically executed in Codespaces when the user opens a repository or pull request. The automatic execution of VS Code-integrated configuration files when ...

A Hacker News commenter identifying as a VS Code team member said Workspace Trust is the intended security protection against repo-based attacks. The commenter acknowledged user experience issues and ...

Threat actors behind the campaign are abusing Microsoft Visual Studio Code’s trusted workflows to execute and persist malicious code. Threat actors behind the long-running Contagious Interview ...

Microsoft announced that the Copilot Studio extension for the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integrated development environment is now available to all users. Developers can use it to build and manage ...

Every few months, the developer tool hype machine finds a new hero. In 2023, it was GitHub Copilot, the AI pair programmer that made autocomplete feel like magic. In 2024, the vibe shifted to Cursor ...