Microsoft made Copilot a co-author on every VS Code project, reverted after developers revolted

A recent pull request effectively turned Copilot into a "co-author" for every programming project created in Visual Studio Code – even when the programmer behind the ...
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Supercharge your VS Code workflow in 2026

Visual Studio Code can be transformed from a capable editor into a powerhouse development environment with the right extensions, settings, and workflows. From AI coding assistants to containerized dev ...
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Three Models of Agentic Development, and Why the IDE Still Wins

A tool I’ve been using for a while, Roo Code, an extension for Visual Studio Code, recently made a decision that got me ...
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Building and Using MCP Servers in Visual Studio

Microsoft Product Manager Mike Kistler previews his Visual Studio Live! session on how MCP servers give .NET developers a universal standard for connecting AI models to external data and tools -- and ...
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I ditched VS Code for this 20-year-old editor and never looked back

This editor just gets out of the way.
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Special Embrace? VS Code Adapts to Claude Code's Ecosystem

Reflecting a broader trend of Microsoft embracing Claude AI, recent VS Code updates show the company accommodating Claude Code beyond model selection, with support for Claude-specific instruction ...