With VS Code 1.81, the diff editor includes several new features and bug fixes, and the new diff algorithm is enabled by default. Visual Studio Code 1.81, the latest release of Microsoft’s extensible ...

In the June 2025 update (v1.102), Microsoft Visual Studio Code puts GitHub Copilot front and center, with improvements spanning Copilot Chat, inline code completions, and editing workflows. These ...

In this article, we’ll cover what GitHub Copilot is, why it matters, and how you can use it to generate and optimize code inside Visual Studio. We’ll also examine how GitHub Copilot can fix issues in ...

According to Microsoft, the decision to open source GitHub Copilot Chat stems from a growing demand for transparency in how AI-assisted developer tools work -- particularly around prompt engineering, ...

Microsoft-owned GitHub announced on Wednesday a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also now ship by default with Microsoft’s popular VS Code ...