I had ChatGPT build me a free PDF editor because I didn't trust it to change my files - it worked!

The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it touch your files, but asking it to write software that handles them safely - ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.123 Adds Agent Session Sync, 1M Context Windows

Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.123 on June 3, adding agent-focused features, larger model context support, integrated browser updates and a new delay for some automatic extension updates.
XDA Developers on MSN

I replaced Cursor and Antigravity with a completely local VS Code setup, and I missed less than I expected

My self-hosted setup holds up pretty well for my coding tasks ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Slammed by Copilot Usage-Based Billing on Day 1, Facing $180 Bill for June

A journalist using GitHub Copilot Pro details how a broken editorial workflow on day one of usage-based billing led to runaway token consumption, a projected $180 monthly bill, and practical tactics ...
Tech Times

GitHub Copilot Replaces GPT-4 With Project Polaris, Ships Multi-Agent VS Code at Build

GitHub Copilot multi-agent support for VS Code launched at Microsoft Build 2026 alongside Project Polaris, an in-house AI ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I stopped paying for Obsidian after discovering VS Code can handle my notes just as well with the right extensions

There's really nothing VS Code can't do ...
Microsoft

Visual Studio Licensing Overview

Visual Studio and Azure DevOps are available both as individual products and services and as part of a subscription. Visual Studio Community is available only as an individual product, and only to ...