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Discussion around Google's new Antigravity IDE has zeroed in on its apparent use of the VS Code codebase, with developers debating why it is another full fork instead of an extension, and much more. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

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VS Code for the Web -- Azure now offers quicker paths from AI to code with new Foundry and Azure Copilot entry points. Develop and deploy in the browser with no setup needed. 🚀💻 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

I nearly had my own HAL 9000 moment. Read about it here: community.visualstudiomagazine.com/t/ai-getting...

🚀 Even as Microsoft turns VS Code into an open-source AI editor, Antigravity enters the race with its own approach to trust, autonomy, feedback & self-improvement for agents. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Dr. James McCaffrey walks through a from-scratch C# decision tree 🌳regressor, including non-recursive construction and MSE-based splitting. 💻 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Blazor’s rendering pipeline is evolving fast ⚡ Allen Conway broke down how .NET’s render tree, 👨‍💻lifecycle events, and new rendering modes improve app performance and developer control.📘 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

The new extension ⚙️ streamlines Foundry agent development with project templates, IaC and one-command deployment from your dev environment. Faster path to production agents.🤖 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Float16 vectors, faster ingestion, new full-text features, Semantic Reranking & an MCP Toolkit for agentic apps. Strong signals for devs building retrieval and multi-agent systems. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

@microsoft.com has open-sourced VS Code’s inline suggestions engine, a key step toward making it a fully open AI editor. The Copilot features are unified into a single extension for faster, more transparent development. Read more: visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202... #VSCode #AI #OpenSource

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C# gains extension members and new productivity features,🚀 while F# adds scoped warning control, improved computation expressions and faster type checking. 👨‍💻 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Microsoft calls the new v2/v3 releases its 'biggest update ever' 📢 with OpenAPI 3.1/3.2 support 📘 and improvements for .NET API workflows ⚙️. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Visual Studio 2026 adds Azure MCP Server support 🌩️ so developers can manage cloud resources directly in the IDE ⚙️ using natural-language prompts 💬. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

✨The update moves ghost text and next edit prediction into the Copilot Chat extension, consolidating all AI features into one experience. 🧩 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

It adds new AI capabilities ⚙️for designing UIs, querying documentation, and interacting directly with live apps across every supported platform. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

🌐 It expands AI integration through the Model Context Protocol and introduces “Aspireify anything” to connect any app—.NET, Python, Node.js, or Java—into the Aspire ecosystem. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

💡 Visual Studio 2026 launches as the first AI-native IDE, integrating intelligent agents, faster performance, and a redesigned UI. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

🤖 It's centered on AI with the new Microsoft Agent Framework and Model Context Protocol. It also boosts performance, adds C# 14 and F# 10, and ships with Visual Studio 2026. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

🤖 It automatically picks the best AI model for each chat, delivering faster responses and a 10% discount for paid users. No manual switching needed. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

🚀It introduces Agent HQ for managing AI agents, adds new security controls for MCP registries & brings Terminal IntelliSense to general availability. Details: visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

2025 really was the year agents took over VS Code. Microsoft's new unified experience merges Copilot, Codex, and custom agents with tools like Agent Sessions, Planning, and subagents for smoother, context-aware collaboration. 🧩💻 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Microsoft's November AI roadmap for Visual Studio expands on multi-agent support, smarter chat workflows, full MCP governance, and GPT-5 Codex integration. Copilot is moving closer to end-to-end IDE assistance across code, tests, and commits. ⚙️💬 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

🔧The Octoverse data links typed languages with agent-assisted workflows 📈, while C# keeps steady growth & VS Code remains a top contributor magnet. Copilot is high among newbies. 🤖 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

See what's next for Visual Studio 2026 🚀 at .NET Conf Nov 11-13! New AI-assisted debugging, faster profiling, and .NET 10 tools are on the way—free, virtual, and open to all. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

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Azure Cosmos DB Python SDK 4.14.0 is out 🐍 with AI-powered document reranking, faster batch reads, and built-in write retries -- built in collaboration with OpenAI. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

VS Code's new Bring Your Own Key 🔑 lets developers connect OpenAI, Hugging Face, or custom models directly through extensions using a new provider API. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

October 2025's Azure SDK release brings Azure AI Foundry 1.0 for .NET, big Azure AI Search updates, and faster managed-identity authentication across SDK libraries ⚡ visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

New video series alert 🎬: “Java and AI for Beginners” helps Java devs unlock generative AI with guided modules on RAG, function calling, Spring AI and more. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Veeam turned Azure Cosmos DB into the engine for AI-powered data discovery 🔍 With Databricks, Event Hubs, and Azure OpenAI, it searches billions of backup items in seconds. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

GitHub Copilot now boosts C++ projects in Visual Studio ⚙️ with toolset upgrade checks, build-time tuning, and smart modern refactor suggestions powered by AI. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

The Visual Studio October update details major AI upgrades 🤖 including smarter in-IDE agents, Model Context Protocol expansion, and faster performance across large projects. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Microsoft details how to bring C++ projects forward to Visual Studio 2026 🧩 Guidance covers toolset, SDK, and language updates to ensure smooth migration. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Microsoft shows how to enhance .NET AI chat apps with Microsoft Agent Framework 🤖 Add reasoning, planning, and multi-agent workflows to your chat projects. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

NuGet.org now lets .NET package authors add "Sponsor this package" buttons linking to GitHub Sponsors, Patreon, and more ❤️ A new way to support the maintainers who keep your libraries running. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

Azure MCP Server 1.0 just dropped ⚡ Microsoft's open-source MCP implementation links AI agents to 47+ Azure services--streamlining automation, DevOps, and intelligent workflows across VS Code and Visual Studio. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

New from Microsoft: experimental Copilot Custom Agents for .NET developers 🎯 Meet C# Expert & WinForms Expert--AI assistants that boost productivity, protect designer files, and bring project-specific guidance to Visual Studio. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

It's a new Copilot system for managing 👩‍💻any AI agent🧠, anywhere you work. It brings unified mission control, Plan Mode in VS Code, custom agents and enterprise controls. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

🧠 This brings enterprise governance tools to 3rd-party offerings. Developers can now browse MCP servers in-IDE, while admins gain new Allowlist enforcement for tighter AI control. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

🚀 Also a WebAssembly performance boost via WebWorkers 💻 Plus, TabView and Hot Design get major upgrades for smoother dev workflows 👉 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

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😬 Microsoft support 💻says .NET 9 is the fix--no Xcode 26 needed if configured right. visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

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🧠Now in VS 2022 v17.14, Copilot can map out multi-step tasks in markdown plans, track progress, and iterate as it works—bringing structure & transparency to AI-assisted coding.💻 visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

🚀 JetBrains’ new Developer Ecosystem report names Microsoft’s TypeScript the top language in its “Promise Index,” edging out Rust for future growth potential. TypeScript’s rise continues—five years of steady, real-world gains. Full story ⬇️ visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...

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🚀 List & Label 31 💡 Runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS & Android 🤖 Adds AI-powered reporting with Microsoft Semantic Kernel ☁️ Supports Azure, AWS & Docker deploys visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/202...

👨‍💻 JavaScript devs, meet Blazor. At #VSLive Orlando, Tim Purdum shows how C# and .NET can build full-stack web apps—no JS required. #Blazor #dotNET #WebDev 🗓️ Nov. 19 | 📍 Orlando visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/202...