May 2022 edition of Microsoft’s open source code editor now alerts users to extensions that are no longer maintained or have been deprecated in favor of another extension. Microsoft’s Visual Studio ...

If you’re like most embedded developers, you probably use your silicon vendor's integrated development environment. These IDEs come packed with many features, but they often aren’t customizable to fit ...

With "vibe coding" taking over software development with AI-driven programming and other advanced functionality, you would think the Visual Studio Code Marketplace would be flooded with new extensions ...

Can developers trust extensions downloaded for Microsoft’s popular Visual Studio Code editor? Researchers at Aqua Nautilus say they have found that attackers could easily impersonate popular ...

Microsoft's text editor 'Visual Studio Code' has an extension marketplace, where users can easily install various extensions. A Reddit post pointed out that only Microsoft extensions can use special ...

The command palette can now be moved and new AI functions are available. Publishers can be defined as trustworthy for extensions. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.97. The first release of ...

A campaign involving 19 Visual Studio (VS) Code extensions that embed malware inside their dependency folders has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. Active since February 2025 but identified ...

Taking advantage of brand-new tooling inside Visual Studio 2022 and new APIs to code against, Microsoft's extension guru Mads Kristensen has announced a new extension writing toolkit. Called ...

Supported by Microsoft, IAR Systems is now providing its embedded expertise and software solutions to the millions of developers using Visual Studio Code worldwide. The launch is in response to market ...

VSCodium avoids this entire issue. It is a community-driven option for those who don't want the proprietary distribution pipeline. VSCodium uses special build scripts to clone that exact open-source ...