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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.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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The Irresponsible AI Initiative
AI failures aren't always unpredictable -- many are preventable engineering failures. GitHub's Mickey Gousset & Ken Muse preview their Live! 360 session on rogue AI, leaked data, least privilege, human oversight & more.
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Microsoft Formalizes VS Code Agent Host as Open Architecture for Persistent AI Sessions
Agent Host isn't new -- but Microsoft is now formalizing it as an open architecture for persistent AI sessions across editors, machines and third-party clients. 🤖
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Visual Studio August Update Adds More Copilot Controls, Git Worktrees
Update gives Copilot users Low, Medium & High reasoning controls 🧠. Git users get integrated worktrees & submodule management. Organization-wide custom agents also join the IDE.
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Visual Studio Code 1.134 Puts Agent Sessions Front and Center
Update expands agent workflows 🤖 with shared multi-window sessions, side-by-side chats, a prompt timeline & full-conversation search. Also integrated-browser option for local HTML files. 💻
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Learning to Program in NET in an AI World
When AI can write so much code, what should .NET developers still learn for themselves? Mark Michaelis talks DevOps, testing, technical debt and keeping AI-gen code on track ahead of Live! 360 Orlando session.
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Microsoft Agent Framework Makeover: Claws, Loops and Harnesses
It packages loops, planning, memory and approvals into a ready-made runtime. 🛠️ It helps .NET and Python developers build agents without wiring all the surrounding machinery themselves. 🤖
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Copilot Usage-Based Billing Gets a Token Dashboard
Microsoft is keeping Visual Studio Agent Skills off by default while testing whether they earn their tokens under Copilot usage-based billing. 📊🪙 A dashboard measures quality, speed and token use.
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Visual Studio Takes Aim at Copilot Billing Shock
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