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Why Visual Studio Code Is My Favorite IDE

Visual Studio Code has been my favorite programming text editor and integrated development environment (IDE) for years. Even ...
InfoWorld

Spec-driven AI coding with GitHub’s Spec Kit

Hands on with GitHub’s open-source tool kit for steering AI coding agents by combining detailed specifications and a human in ...
MUO on MSN

I’m not a programmer but I use Git every day for these 5 things

Y ou've likely heard of Git as a mysterious tool programmers use to work with their code. However, since Git can track changes in just about any text file, you can use Git for more than maintaining ...
TWCN Tech News

Best C++ Extensions for Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is by far one of the most advanced IDE that one can get right now. It features easy compilation, intelligence, and more. There is a way to add more features to your C++ coding ...
The Verge

Microsoft favors Anthropic over OpenAI for Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. is a senior editor and ...
TechSpot

Microsoft turns to Anthropic's AI for Visual Studio Code, raising eyebrows about OpenAI ties

Editor's take: Microsoft has long been the financial lifeline of OpenAI, but its growing reliance on Anthropic's models suggests that loyalty may be giving way to performance. By favoring Anthropic in ...
Windows Central

How to use DISM command tool to repair Windows 10 image

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a command-line tool built into Windows 10 that allows network administrators to prepare, modify, and repair system images, including Windows ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code SQL Extension Previews Microsoft Fabric Connectivity

Microsoft updated its free MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with new Fabric connectivity and provisioning features in public preview, alongside GitHub Copilot slash commands and multiple ...
Visual Studio Magazine

GitHub Spec Kit Experiment: 'A Lot of Questions'

"GitHub Spec Kit is an experiment-- there are a lot of questions that we still want to answer, and if community feedback is an indicator, there are quite a few features we can still add to make the ...
Investopedia

Quick Response (QR) Code: What They Are, How They Work, and Types

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
CNET

Dishwasher vs. hand-washing: What saves more water?

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...