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InfoWorld

Microsoft previews C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot

Microsoft is providing early access to C++ code editing tools for GitHub Copilot via the Visual Studio 2026 Insiders channel. These C++ tools allow GitHub Copilot to go beyond file searches and unlock ...
InfoWorld

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

Visual Studio Code is a free, lightweight but powerful source code editor that runs on your desktop and on the web and is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Raspberry Pi OS. It comes with ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Reaches Second Milestone in Open-Source AI Editing for VS Code

Microsoft reached a second milestone in its plan to make Visual Studio Code an open-source AI editor, continuing the transition it first outlined earlier this year. The latest update open sources the ...
TechCrunch

Zed raises $10M for a code editor built for collaboration

Code editors are complex and demanding pieces of software, but from a business standpoint, they’re notoriously difficult to monetize. At the same time, they haven’t kept pace with recent trends like ...
TechCrunch

AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: The terminal

For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But as agentic AI grows more powerful and vibe coding takes off, a ...