What's Next for VS Code? 10 Open GitHub Issues Offer Clues
VS Code's GitHub issues 👀 can offer an early look at what's next. I found 10 open, Microsoft-authored feature requests worth watching. 🤖
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VS Code 1.139 Expands Remote Agents, Drops Copilot-Generated Disclaimer
VS Code agents can now work inside remote Dev Containers 🧰 over SSH, Tunnels and WSL. Session lists get faster ⚡ and Microsoft's Copilot "inaccuracies" warning disappeared.
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VS Code Simplifies Copilot Inline Suggestions With Unified Model
Inline suggestions now bring ghost-text completions and next edits into one model. ⚙️ Demo shows progressive suggestions, cursor-aware intent and fast Tab-Tab-Tab pattern propagation. 💻
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VS Code Release Notes Now Generated by Copilot -- 'Might Contain Inaccuracies'
Microsoft previously said AI helped VS Code move from monthly to weekly releases. 🤖 v1.138 also adds Dev Container agent sessions, expanded Codex support & session cleanup.
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From Ingestion to Consumption: Preparing Data for Seamless AI
AI is only as useful as the data behind it. Snowflake's Matt Nunn previews his Live! 360 Tech Con session on preparing AI-ready data: ingestion & transformation to semantic context & more.
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Hands-On with GitHub Copilot's New Cost-vs.-Quality Auto Model Tiers
Hands-on with Copilot's new Auto tiers ⚙️ Same prompt, three settings → three models 🤖 and 0.88 to 4.29 AI credits. Cost vs. quality gets real.
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.NET 11 RC1 Gets Go-Live Support Ahead of November Launch
🚀 RC1 also brings updates across the SDK, C# 15, ASP.NET Core, libraries, MAUI and more as the Nov. 10 launch approaches. 🧰
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Visual Studio Devs Tell Microsoft How to Improve Test Explorer -- and Rider Comes Up
Mads Kristensen asks devs how to improve Visual Studio Test Explorer 🧪 Reliability, smarter test runs ⚙️ better filtering -- and some "make it like Rider" feedback.
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Previews and Experiments in VS Code 1.137
Sept. 9 update adds scheduled agent Automations 🗓️, experimental Voice Mode 🎙️ and richer GitHub integrations. The VS Code pet gets some attention, too 🐾.
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Visual Studio now previews BYOM support for its Agent experience.
David Ramel tests local Qwen3:4b against Claude Sonnet 4.6, finding that connecting a local model is easy, but getting reliable agentic coding performance can be harder 👇
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Does VS Code's Integrated Browser Replace My 8-Year-Old Extension? Uh, No
VS Code's Integrated Browser has come a long way 🌐 but for my HTML-writing workflow, an 8-year-old extension still wins 🧩 -- for now.
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Uno Platform Studio 3.1 Adds UI Previews, XAML Snippets and More AI Context
Uno Platform Studio 3.1 adds UI previews 🧩, XAML snippets 🛠️, sharper AI context 🎯 and a new default theme for cross-platform .NET development.
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VS Code 1.136 Pushes Agents Deeper Into the Development Workflow
VS Code agents are moving beyond writing code 🤖 New update adds pull request maintenance, multi-root Copilot and Claude sessions,🔀 and better organization for parallel agent work. 🧭
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