Some things never seem to change in the sprawling developer surveys published annually by Stack Overflow, such as JavaScript forever destined to be named the top programming language. That just seems ...

Over the last few years, Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code has emerged as a popular developer’s tool. It’s a lightweight editor at its core, but with a vast array of extensions that transform it into an ...

The reach of Microsoft's super-popular, open source-based Visual Studio Code editor is still expanding, now supplying the tech for two of the most prominent code repository platforms, GitHub and ...

Given that Microsoft/GitHub/Azure and Amazon/AWS offer AI coding assistants, namely GitHub Copilot and Amazon Q Developer, which work as add-ins to Visual Studio Code and other IDEs, it was inevitable ...

If you’re like most embedded developers, you probably use your silicon vendor's integrated development environment. These IDEs come packed with many features, but they often aren’t customizable to fit ...

Microsoft has released a preview of Visual Studio 2026, the first major version update since 2021, promising deeper AI integration and a new look and feel.… Visual Studio is the second most popular ...

If you’re starting to develop embedded software using Visual Studio Code (VS Code), a question at the top of your list is, “How do I debug my code?” In a vendor-supplied IDE using Eclipse, debugging ...

Microsoft is bringing GitHub Copilot’s most advanced Visual Studio integration to C++, allowing the AI assistant to tap into the compiler's understanding of whole C++ codebases.