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• Researchers warn of malicious Visual Studio Code extensions

  Attackers could easily spoof popular Visual Studio Code extensions and trick developers into downloading them, Aqua Nautilus researchers report.

• Visual Studio 2022 adds C++ atomics

  Version 17.5 Preview 2 brings a wide range of improvements to the IDE including an experimental implementation of C11 atomics in MSVC.

• Visual Studio Code boosts remote development

  Visual Studio Code 1.74 previews a remote tunneling capability that allows developers to securely connect to their VS Code machine from any device anywhere.

• Visual Studio Code 1.71 brings merge editor improvements

  A full-fledged Markdown Language Server and expanded codecs support also debut in the latest version of the Microsoft code editor.

• Visual Studio Code 1.70 eases title bar customisation

  July 2022 release of Microsoft’s code editor also introduces command-line options for opening the three-way merge editor in VS Code.

• Microsoft updates Visual Studio Code, unveils VS Code Server

  Visual Studio Code 1.69 introduces the Command Center, while the VS Code Server streamlines connections to remote development machines.

• What is Visual Studio Code? Microsoft’s extensible code editor

  Come for the fast editing. Stay for the debugging, source code management support, and huge ecosystem of extensions.

• C# extension for Visual Studio Code set for LSP overhaul

  Microsoft will switch the C# extension to the Language Server Protocol to enable more advanced tooling, including capabilities such as IntelliSense.

• Visual Studio Code 1.67 tunes file nesting, Markdown navigation

  April 2022 release of Microsoft’s code editor also brings improvements to the Extension Pack for Java and Visual Studio Code for Web.

• GitHub Copilot available for Visual Studio 2022

  AI-driven coding assistant, still in technical preview, has raised questions about the fairness, legitimacy, and legality of its use of freely licensed software.

• Visual Studio Code 1.65 shines on JavaScript heap profiles, CSS formatting

  Visual Studio Code 1.66, also identified as the March 2022 release of the code editor, has just been published by Microsoft.

• Microsoft previews Edge Developer Tools for Visual Studio

  Looking to make web developers more productive, Microsoft has begun integrating its Edge Developer Tools into Visual Studio.

• Visual Studio Code 1.65 overhauls editor history navigation

  Visual Studio Code 1.65, the latest release of Microsoft’s popular source code editor, brings improvements to editor history navigation.

• Visual Studio 2022 update improves search, Git integration

  Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1 is now generally available for production use, while Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 is available in a preview.

• Microsoft ends support for older Visual Studio versions

  Microsoft has posted end of support timelines and suggested upgrade paths for users of Visual Studio 2012, Visual Studio 2017, and Visual Studio 2019.