The MSVC Build Tools Preview is updated regularly with the latest features and fixes from the MSVC (Microsoft C++) development team. The MSVC team’s updates for August 2026, targeting the Visual ...

VS Code model picker now allows users to switch between Anthropic and Copilot providers between turns reconfiguring the agent host. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.133, an update to its ...

As AI makes coding dramatically faster, the next big challenge in software development is testing and validating all that code. Blacksmith has raised a new $45 million round to capitalize on that ...

Nutanix has released an open-source Model Context Protocol server that lets AI assistants, including GitHub Copilot, interact with Nutanix Cloud Platform through Prism V4 APIs.

The Visual Studio unable to attach to process. Access is denied error appears when Windows blocks Visual Studio from attaching its debugger to a running process. This ...

Five free Marketplace extensions promise private, locally run coding assistance as developers look for alternatives to metered cloud AI.

Azul is moving to monthly Java security updates across supported long-term support releases, following Oracle's decision to shorten its own patch cadence.

Microsoft's July release adds a Copilot Chat agent preview, workload-specific skills, shared instructions, branch context and C++ build controls.