Boing Boing on MSN

Write code like you actually slept last night: Visual Studio 2026 is just $42.50

TL;DR: Developers can grab Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $42.50 (MSRP: $499.99) with code MARCH15 through ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Visual Studio Code's latest update is a big deal for web development

You won't have to switch to a browser as often.
Dark Reading

GlassWorm Malware Evolves to Hide in Dependencies

The infamous GlassWorm malware has infected dozens more Open VSX software packages, according to new research.
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Code 1.112 Adds Integrated Browser Debugging, More Copilot CLI Control

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 ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

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 ...
The Hacker News

North Korean Hackers Abuse VS Code Auto-Run Tasks to Deploy StoatWaffle Malware

North Korean hackers exploit VS Code tasks.json auto-run since Dec 2025 to deploy StoatWaffle malware, stealing data and ...
InfoWorld

Markdown is now a first-class coding language: Deal with it

Critics call Garry Tan’s gstack just a bunch of text files. They’re right — and that’s exactly why the future of agentic ...