Microsoft updates Visual Studio with cloud agents, Copilot upgrades, and improved debugging tools for modern AI-driven development.

The April update suppresses Copilot completions while IntelliSense is active, addressing a long-running editor conflict.

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Visual Studio 2026 18.5 arrives with two headline changes – a smarter code suggestion system and an AI-powered debugger. Yet developer frustration over color contrast and forced updates continue to ...

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Developers in a social media thread repeatedly said GitHub Copilot feels more capable and reliable in Visual Studio Code than in full Visual Studio. Common Copilot-in-Visual-Studio complaints included ...

This extension provides rich PowerShell language support for Visual Studio Code (VS Code). Now you can write and debug PowerShell scripts using the excellent IDE-like interface that VS Code provides.

New z/XDC software expansion improves accessibility and integrates into existing workflows while welcoming a new generation of programmers into mainframing Izzi Software, owner of ColeSoft, the ...