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VS Code is an open-source platform these days, not just a development tool

At its core, VS Code is built on an open source project called Code OSS, published under the permissive MIT license. Microsoft maintains this repository publicly on GitHub, where anyone can clone, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Reaches Second Milestone in Open-Source AI Editing for VS Code

Microsoft open sourced the inline suggestions system in VS Code, marking the second milestone in its plan to build an ...
Geeky Gadgets

Zed AI open source AI code editor built for developers

Ever found yourself wishing your code editor could do more than just highlight syntax errors? What if it could actually help you write, refactor, and analyze your code in real-time? Meet Zed AI, the ...

Nvidia, Google back $2.3B round for AI code editor startup Cursor

The company trained the model using a custom AI cluster. The cluster is powered partly by Ray, an open-source tool for ...
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I’m moving on from VS Code — and this is the open-source editor I'm switching to

Let me detail the breaking point with VS Code and explore why this performance-obsessed, Rust-powered editor is the first tool in a long time that has made me excited to open a new file. When I talk ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Delays VS Code May 2025 Release; Pushes Ahead on Copilot Chat Open Sourcing

Normally right now we'd be reporting on the May 2025 edition of Visual Studio Code, perhaps detailing the work to take GitHub Copilot Chat open source. However, Microsoft has extended the development ...
Geeky Gadgets

Cline vs Windsurf vs Cursor : Which AI Coding Tool Truly Delivers?

What if your coding tool could do more than just assist—what if it could truly transform the way you develop software? The rise of AI-powered code editors has sparked a quiet revolution in programming ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft open sources a command-line text editor and more at Build

At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for Windows called Edit. Open source software may not earn the company direct ...
InfoWorld

How GlassWorm wormed its way back into developers’ code — and what it says about open source security

Weeks after being declared eradicated, GlassWorm is again infesting open source extensions using the same invisible Unicode ...
InfoQ

Lapce is a Native Open-Source Code Editor Written in Rust and Supporting Remote Development

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
InfoWorld

Visual Studio Code enhances diff editor, GitHub interop

With VS Code 1.81, the diff editor includes several new features and bug fixes, and the new diff algorithm is enabled by default. Visual Studio Code 1.81, the latest release of Microsoft’s extensible ...
Dark Reading

GlassWorm Returns, Slices Back into VS Code Extensions

GlassWorm, a self-propagating VS Code malware first found in the Open VSX marketplace, continues to infect developer devices ...