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Agent mode, MCP, next edit suggestions, and more -- GitHub Copilot is getting smarter in both VS and VS Code. Here's a side-by-side look at what developers get in each IDE.
06/18/2025
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Learn from expert trainer Randy Pagels how GitHub Advanced Security’s AI-powered autofix, secret scanning, and CodeQL analysis help developers secure code early -- without slowing down delivery.
06/17/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey from Microsoft Research presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of computing a matrix inverse using the Cayley-Hamilton technique. Compared to other matrix inverse algorithms, Cayley-Hamilton is very simple and as a nice side effect gives you the matrix determinant. However, Cayley-Hamilton is not suitable for use with large matrices.
06/16/2025
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GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke shared a tip for faster "vibe coding" in VS Code’s agent mode, one more step toward making Copilot feel like an autonomous AI coding assistant.
06/13/2025
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Microsoft's May 2025 release brings major AI advancements, including expanded Model Context Protocol support and a smarter, more customizable chat experience.
06/12/2025
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.NET Aspire 9.3 brings GitHub Copilot to the Aspire dashboard and adds key improvements across publishing, Azure integrations, container management and developer experience.
06/12/2025
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Microsoft has delayed its May 2025 VS Code release while advancing plans to open source its GitHub Copilot Chat extension, part of a broader effort to position the editor as an "open source AI editor."
06/09/2025
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VS Code tools for riding the vibe and letting AI bring your programming dreams to life.
06/05/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey from Microsoft Research presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of the linear support vector regression (linear SVR) technique, where the goal is to predict a single numeric value. A linear SVR model uses an unusual error/loss function and cannot be trained using standard techniques, and so particle swarm optimization training is used.
06/03/2025
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By Visual Studio Magazine Editors
.NET's rapid evolution into a lean, AI-driven platform demands constant recalibration—making focused, real-world training more valuable than ever for staying productive and secure.
06/02/2025
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Bring AI to your database! Learn how to build smarter apps with vector search in SQL Server & Azure Cosmos DB -- no extra AI stack required.
05/27/2025
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Karen Lopez will explain the ethical guidance that underpins responsible AI development, with a special focus on large language models, at VSLive! San Diego in July.
05/22/2025
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By Visual Studio Magazine Editors
Welcome to the Multi-AI Era: Multimodal models & AI agents are reshaping dev work. Microsoft says it's the "age of AI agents" -- are you ready?
05/21/2025
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As our new age of agentic AI takes shape, Google is stepping up its game with the introduction of the Jules agent and enhanced Gemini AI, which could be seen as a direct response to the growing competition from Microsoft and GitHub, who have been making significant strides in the space.
05/20/2025
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Microsoft ushers in a new era at Build 2025, unveiling a wave of AI-powered agents designed to transform software development, supercharge productivity, and redefine the future of coding.
05/19/2025
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OpenAI's "Codex" AI model is back, in a new form from the 2021 offering that powered the original GitHub Copilot and kickstarted the GenAI craze.
05/16/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey from Microsoft Research presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of computing a matrix inverse using the Newton iteration algorithm. Compared to other algorithms, Newton iteration is simple and easy to customize, but the technique is relatively slow.
05/15/2025
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Agent mode, now in public preview for Visual Studio 17.14, marks a major step forward for AI-assisted development. Unlike previous Copilot features, agent mode can autonomously plan, edit, iterate, and invoke trusted tools-completing complex coding tasks from a single natural language prompt.
05/13/2025
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Microsoft, contradicting beliefs of Java developers responding to a survey, said they don't need to learn AI, master machine learning, or switch to Python to build intelligent, production-ready applications.
05/13/2025
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Eric D. Boyd of responsiveX previews his VSLive! 2025 session at Microsoft HQ in August where he explains how Azure ML empowers teams to build, deploy, and manage machine learning models with ease and confidence.
05/13/2025
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The new way to get the most out of GitHub Copilot is from markdown prompting, or writing detailed, reusable natural-language instructions in files like README.md or copilot-instructions.md to guide different AI models in generating context-aware, accurate code.
05/12/2025
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"What MCP server would be helpful to use with Copilot in Visual Studio? I want to write one."
05/08/2025
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Cursor and GitHub Copilot go head-to-head in a pair of firsthand reviews. One coder returns to Copilot after it adds support for top LLMs. A coding writer falls for Cursor’s conversational style and beginner-friendly flow.
05/05/2025
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Dr. James McCaffrey from Microsoft Research presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of linear regression with two-way interactions between predictor variables. Compared to standard linear regression, which predicts a single numeric value based only on a linear combination of predictor values, linear regression with interactions can handle more complex data while retaining a high level of model interpretability.
05/02/2025
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Why outline when you can prompt? Vibe writing is the new vibe coding, and yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like.
05/01/2025