Across the April 8 and April 15, 2026 releases, Visual Studio Code expanded its agent-focused tooling with a new companion app, better terminal interaction, session debugging and more built-in Copilot ...

Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code version 1.116, introducing a set of AI-focused improvements that refine developer ...

For the enterprise, the Desktop GUI is likely to become the standard for management and review, while the CLI remains the ...

GlassWorm uses a fake WakaTime VS Code extension to infect IDEs, deploy RATs, and steal data, prompting urgent credential ...

A large-scale campaign is targeting developers on GitHub with fake Visual Studio Code (VS Code) security alerts posted in the Discussions section of various projects, to trick users into downloading ...

VS Code Extensions have transformed the code editor into a productivity powerhouse. GitHub Copilot enables AI-powered autocomplete, multi-line code generation, and context-aware suggestions, helping ...

A supply chain attack campaign is spreading invisible malicious code across GitHub, npm, and the VS Code extension marketplace, with more than 151 compromised repositories identified so far. According ...

IBM announced it is offering the IBM Db2 Developer Extension for Visual Studio (VS) Code—now generally available. Developers live in VS Code, but Db2 development often means switching tools to set up ...

Anthropic's Claude Code for VS Code has surpassed OpenAI's Codex extension in Visual Studio Code Marketplace installs and review volume despite launching later. OpenAI positions Codex as an IDE ...

Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities were found in four widely used Visual Studio Code extensions with a combined 128 million downloads, exposing developers to file theft, remote code execution, ...

A hacker published malicious versions of four established VS Code extensions to distribute a GlassWorm malware loader. The GlassWorm malware has appeared on the Open VSX marketplace again, after a ...

You start by getting the official installer from the Visual Studio Code website. Open your preferred browser on Windows. Go to the Visual Studio Code download page ...