VS Code 1.111 Autopilot is not just a no-prompts mode. In testing, it handled a blocking question that still stopped Bypass.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chad Green explores how intentional design patterns determine whether serverless architectures deliver on their promises of scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency.
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.
Microsoft MVP Philip Japikse discusses how ASP.NET Core Razor Pages in .NET 10 provides a streamlined, page-centric development model for building maintainable web applications, leveraging modern features like dependency injection, configuration management, and environment awareness .
VS Code 1.109’s agent infrastructure upgrades enable structured, stateful workflows with rule enforcement, incremental approvals and patch-based edits instead of one-shot AI responses.
A proof of concept shows how multi-agent orchestration in Visual Studio Code 1.109 can turn a fragile, one-pass AI workflow into a more reliable, auditable process by breaking long tasks into smaller, verifiable steps.
A deep dive into how attackers exploit overlooked weaknesses in CI/CD pipelines and software supply chains, and how .NET and DevOps teams can use automation and modern practices to detect and mitigate stealthy threats before they reach production.
Copilot's 'Auto' model picker in VS Code and Visual Studio currently routes to whatever model is most available and policy-compliant--not the one best matched to your prompt--while Microsoft/GitHub say task-aware routing is planned but not yet shipped.
The January 2026 update to VS Code (v1.109) transforms the editor into a multi-agent orchestration hub, allowing developers to automate complex, rule-based editorial workflows with proactive context recognition and parallel subagent execution.
GitHub's new Agents tab centralizes Copilot coding agent sessions in a repository, making it easier to launch tasks, track progress, and review the resulting pull requests in standard tooling such as Visual Studio
A hands-on test compared Visual Studio Code and Google Antigravity on generating and refining a simple dynamic Ticket Desk web application through prompts, revealing that workflow differences became most visible during validation and refactoring rather than initial code generation.
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VS Code forks like Cursor, Windsurf, and Google Antigravity may share a common foundation, but hands-on testing shows they reflect sharply different philosophies around AI autonomy, workflow structure, and developer control.
A hands-on comparison shows how Cursor, Windsurf, and Visual Studio Code approach text-to-website generation differently once they move beyond the basics and begin redesigning and extending their own work. One thing that stood out is that, despite their sophistication, these AI-assisted editors remain a long way from agentic AI.
A recursive vibe journalism experiment in which Microsoft 365 Copilot's "Prompt Coach" agent is used to wholly create an article on how to use "Prompt Coach" agent to prompt M365 Copilot.