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RStudio changes name to Posit, expands focus to include Python and VS Code
RStudio is updating its name as it aims to expand use of its commercial products among data science teams using both Python and R.
Microsoft updates Visual Studio Code, unveils VS Code Server
Visual Studio Code 1.69 introduces the Command Center, while the VS Code Server streamlines connections to remote development machines.
What is Visual Studio Code? Microsoft’s extensible code editor
Come for the fast editing. Stay for the debugging, source code management support, and huge ecosystem of extensions.
Microsoft’s complicated dance with open source
The decision to make the C# extension in Visual Studio Code proprietary is raising hackles, but Microsoft is still a consistent supporter of open source.
C# extension for Visual Studio Code set for LSP overhaul
Microsoft will switch the C# extension to the Language Server Protocol to enable more advanced tooling, including closed-source capabilities such as IntelliSense.
Visual Studio Code 1.68 identifies deprecated extensions
May 2022 edition of Microsoft’s open source code editor now alerts users to extensions that are no longer maintained or have been deprecated in favor of another extension.
Review: Visual Studio Code shines for Java
With the Extension Pack for Java, VS Code makes a highly capable Java IDE and formidable competitor to Eclipse, NetBeans, and IntelliJ IDEA.
Visual Studio Code 1.67 tunes file nesting, Markdown navigation
April 2022 release of Microsoft’s code editor also brings improvements to the Extension Pack for Java and Visual Studio Code for Web.
Visual Studio Code 1.66 shines on JavaScript heap profiles, CSS formatting
Local history, language-specific settings also enhanced in latest version of Microsoft’s open source code editor.
Visual Studio Code 1.65 overhauls editor history navigation
February 2022 release of Microsoft’s open source code editor also enhances debugging, audio cues, and VS Code for the Web.
Using PWA Studio in Visual Studio Code
Build, test, and deploy progressive web applications inside your development editor.
Visual Studio Code for Web gets verified GitHub commits
Visual Studio Code 1.64 brings a host of improvements to native and online versions of the code editor.
Microsoft publishes Java roadmap for Visual Studio Code
Planned Java-related improvements for VS Code range from smarter code completion and better debugging to deeper integration with Kubernetes and cloud services.
Using the Webview UI Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
Microsoft helps deliver accessible, consistent web-based extensions to its free code editor.
Visual Studio Code tweaks problem navigation, screencast mode
Visual Studio Code 1.63, aka the November 2021 release, also adds support for trying out pre-release extensions.
Visual Studio Code 1.62 brings workbench enhancements
October 2021 release of the popular open source code editor features a raft of usability improvements, while work continues on process sandboxing.
Microsoft previews Visual Studio Code for the Web
Browser-based code editor does have limitations, company warns, but the coding experience is nearly identical to the desktop for web languages.
Visual Studio Code adds split editor capability
New ‘Split in Group’ command allows Visual Studio Code users to work in two editors side by side, vertically or horizontally, on the same file.
Visual Studio Code editor moves forward on language detection
Microsoft editor also supports native bracket pair colorization and TypeScript 4.4.
