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Copilot Compared: Advanced AI Features in Visual Studio 2022 vs. VS Code

1 week ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

News GitHub Copilot continues to evolve in both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, offering developers increasingly intelligent, context-aware tools that go far beyond basic autocomplete. The latest updates -- from both GitHub and Microsoft -- bring powerful capabilities like Agent mode, Next Edit Suggestions (NES), MCP integration, and deep .NET productivity enhancements.
Mission Copilot Autofix: Securing the World's Software with GitHub Advanced Security

1 week ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

Q&A As modern software development accelerates, so too must the tools that keep code secure. Developers are increasingly expected to integrate security practices directly into their daily workflows -- without compromising speed or productivity. GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) aims to meet this challenge head-on by embedding powerful, developer-centric protections into the GitHub ecosystem.
Quick Tip for Faster Vibe Coding with Agentic AI in VS Code

2 weeks ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

While trumpeting the new release of Visual Studio Code 1.101, which features a new version of GitHub Copilot, GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke highlighted a quick tip for faster "vibe coding" with advanced, agentic AI. The tip concerns the use of tools in VS Code's "agent mode," which is a feature that allows GitHub Copilot to invoke tools such as editing files, running terminal commands, and applying code refactorings and other actions across a project, in response to natural language prompts.
Microsoft Brings GitHub Copilot and Dashboard Enhancements to .NET Aspire 9.3

2 weeks ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

News Continuing its rapid cadence of releases for the evolving .NET Aspire application model, Microsoft last month shipped version 9.3, bringing major new capabilities -- headlined by GitHub Copilot integration -- and a long list of usability, integration and publishing improvements. The open-source project, aimed at simplifying the development of cloud-native .NET applications, now benefits from the power of AI baked into its visual dashboard.
Microsoft Boosts MCP and AI Chat in Delayed VS Code Release

2 weeks ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

News Microsoft took an extra week to ship the new Visual Studio Code 1.101 (May 2025) release, which is today available with a host of improvements around advanced AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The MCP is a key enabler of AI extensibility in VS Code, providing a standardized way for the editor and its AI agents to interact with external servers and tools.
Forget Evil AI, .NET 10 Tackles Quantum Threats

2 weeks ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

News Microsoft's new .NET 10 Preview 5 quietly introduces support for post-quantum cryptography based on newly finalized industry standards, marking an early move to help developers defend applications against future quantum-powered attacks. While this might not seem to be a major feature to focus on in a .NET 10 release, there's not much else in Preview 5 that stands out. The update is largely a collection of incremental fixes and under-the-hood improvements.
Microsoft Teases Visual Studio Subscriber Discounts to VS Live! Developer Conference at Redmond HQ

2 weeks ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

News Microsoft teased a discount for subscribers to its flagship Visual Studio IDE who are interested in attending an August developer conference being held at company headquarters in Redmond, Wash. A June 5 tweet from the Microsoft Visual Studio account reads: "Exciting news! Join us at VSLive! from August 4-8 at Microsoft HQ! Visual Studio subscribers get an exclusive discount at http://my.visualstudio.com. Use it for yourself and your team.
Microsoft Delays VS Code May 2025 Release; Pushes Ahead on Copilot Chat Open Sourcing

2 weeks ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

News Normally right now we'd be reporting on the May 2025 edition of Visual Studio Code, perhaps detailing the work to take GitHub Copilot Chat open source. However, Microsoft has extended the development cycle for the May 2025 release by one week, while working to integrate AI functionality more deeply into the open source Code - OSS core. The delay and AI integration efforts were disclosed in GitHub project planning documents and a recent company blog post.
Infragistics Boosts App Builder and Ignite UI with AI in Ultimate 25.1 Release

3 weeks ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

News Infragistics announced the launch of Infragistics Ultimate 25.1, the company's flagship UX and UI product. This release introduces significant enhancements to its App Builder and Ignite UI toolkits, aiming to accelerate application development and improve developer productivity.
Progress Adds AI Assistants to Telerik, Kendo UI in Q2 2025 Release

3 weeks ago | visualstudiomagazine.com | David Ramel

News Progress Software unveiled its Q2 2025 release of Progress Telerik and Progress Kendo UI, introducing advanced AI capabilities aimed at accelerating application development workflows. This update features AI Coding Assistants for Blazor and React, AI-driven theme generation, and GenAI-powered reporting insights, all designed to streamline the development process and enhance productivity.