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Microsoft released TypeScript 6.0 on March 23, the last version built on the original JavaScript codebase, with three post-RC changes and a wave of deprecations designed to ready codebases for the Go-based TypeScript 7.0.
03/23/2026
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VS Code 1.112 adds native image support for agents, and I used it on three Microsoft AI Foundry leaderboard screenshots to see whether it could turn chart-heavy visuals into a useful developer summary.
03/19/2026
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Visual Studio Code 1.112, released March 18, expands Copilot agent autonomy, adds MCP server sandboxing on macOS and Linux, enables in-editor web app debugging, and broadens monorepo support for agent customizations.
03/19/2026
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end example of random forest regression to predict a single numeric value, implemented using C#. A random forest is a collection of basic decision tree regressors that have been trained on different subsets of the source training data. The technique reduces model overfitting to give more accurate predictions on new, previously unseen data.
03/18/2026
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In-Depth
This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model to a real workflow.
03/17/2026
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Microsoft's new Azure Skills Plugin bundles curated Azure skills, the Azure MCP Server, and the Foundry MCP Server into a single install that gives AI coding agents both the expertise and execution tools needed to perform real Azure operations end to end.
03/13/2026
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VS Code 1.111 Autopilot is not just a no-prompts mode. In testing, it handled a blocking question that still stopped Bypass.
03/12/2026
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Microsoft's VS Code 1.111 release adds agent permissions, Autopilot preview, agent-scoped hooks and new debugging tools.
03/11/2026
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Dr. James McCaffrey presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of quadratic regression, with SGD training, implemented from scratch, using JavaScript. Compared to standard linear regression, quadratic regression is better able to handle data with a non-linear structure, and data with interactions between predictor variables.
03/11/2026
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Microsoft's AI Toolkit extension for VS Code now lets developers scaffold a working MCP server in minutes. Here's what that looks like in practice -- including the parts that don't work, and a simpler path that does.
03/10/2026
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Microsoft's February 2026 Foundry update includes broader platform changes, but the most immediate developer-facing news for VS Code users is an AI Toolkit refresh centered on tool discovery, agent debugging, and test-style evaluation.
03/09/2026
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Release Candidate lands March 6, positioning 6.0 as precursor to native TypeScript 7.0 based on Go Language.
03/06/2026
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Microsoft updates its reference WinUI 3 sample app with taskbar integration, clipboard samples, and quality-of-life fixes.
03/06/2026
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GPT-5.3-Codex moved to No. 1 in Quality on the Microsoft Foundry AI Model Leaderboard soon after release, while a cross-metric "podium" scoring method put GPT-5-Nano on top overall for efficiency.
03/05/2026
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Visual Studio Code 1.110 (February 2026) adds new agent extensibility, browser-driving chat tools, and expanded chat accessibility.
03/04/2026
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VS Code's AI Toolkit and Microsoft Foundry can speed up agent development, but real-world success often depends on picking the right runtime and region, keeping tool-driven context under control, and designing around quotas, throttling, and uneven model/tool availability.
03/04/2026
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Microsoft introduces agent technology to Visual Studio, featuring curated assistants and personalized agent creation tools.
03/03/2026
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GitHub Copilot CLI is now generally available for all paid Copilot subscribers, offering agentic workflows, multiple AI model support, and specialized agents for terminal-based development.
03/02/2026
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In-Depth
Having long ago seen the handwriting on the wall for the journalism profession with the debut of GenAI, I decided to just cut to the chase and build my replacement now.
02/27/2026
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Claude Code has pulled ahead of OpenAI's Codex in VS Code Marketplace adoption metrics for tools tagged with "agent," just one way to judge these tools for your particular needs in this rapidly evolving space.
02/26/2026
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Microsoft's Visual Studio February Update (18.3) adds new Copilot agents and workflows for WinForms guidance, test generation, call stack analysis, profiling with unit tests, C++ modernization, and improved Razor Hot Reload behavior.
02/25/2026
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The VS Code 1.110 cycle is putting more "hands-on" capabilities into chat, led by native browser integration that lets AI agents interact with page elements, capture screenshots, and pull real-time console logs from inside the editor.
02/25/2026
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In a social media feedback thread started by Microsoft Visual Studio guru Mads Kristensen, multiple developers unloaded on the IDE's facility with AI provided by GitHub Copilot and other tools.
02/24/2026
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Markdown is emerging in VS Code and Visual Studio 2026 as a version-controlled instruction layer that governs AI agents, reusable prompts and modular skills alongside traditional documentation.
02/24/2026
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This head-to-head test compared Amazon Q Developer and GitHub Copilot Pro using a real-world editorial workflow to evaluate their performance as "agentic" assistants beyond simple coding. Both tools utilized the Claude 3.5 Sonnet model for these tests.
02/23/2026
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Q&A
Chad Green explores how intentional design patterns determine whether serverless architectures deliver on their promises of scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency.
02/23/2026
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In-Depth
I was in the middle of a complicated agentic AI project in VS Code when I unknowingly hit the monthly premium request quota for my Copilot Pro subscription. This triggered an automatic fallback to a less capable model, which caused a sudden and dramatic drop in output quality. That triggered hours of angst and consternation and an argumentative rift with my beloved Chat buddy. Always pay attention the fine print.
02/19/2026