VS Code is one of the most popular open-source (mostly) applications out there, and for good reason: It does everything you ...

I tried to switch to lighter alternatives before, but I always went back the moment I needed a specific debugger or a niche UI theme. However, after a week with Zed, something changed. I have finally ...

Zed, Eclipse Theia IDE, Lite XL, and Cursor all offer some advantages over VS Code, at least for now. Zed and Cursor stand apart. The conductor of my choir famously tells us singers, “I only want ...

GitHub Copilot continues to evolve in both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, offering developers increasingly intelligent, context-aware tools that go far beyond basic autocomplete. The latest ...

GitHub Copilot Pro now supports GPT-5 in VS Code. A 30-day trial lets you test premium models for free. Add your OpenAI key to bypass Copilot restriction. First, open VS Code. Click the little Copilot ...

Agentic AI is the place to be these days as a Microsoft-centric developer, and as advanced GenAI works its way into the brand-new Visual Studio 2026, several agentic tools are already available for ...

VS Code’s terminal process allows users to run scripts and commands within the editor environment, improving workflow efficiency. It provides a command-line interface for code compilation, version ...

If you’re starting to develop embedded software using Visual Studio Code (VS Code), a question at the top of your list is, “How do I debug my code?” In a vendor-supplied IDE using Eclipse, debugging ...