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Visual Studio Code has new experimental themes and more AI coding features

The January 2026 update has arrived.

Visual Studio Code 1.109: Watch AI Models Think

In VS Code chat, AI agents can now ask follow-up questions and generate Mermaid diagrams, and Anthropic Claude models show ...

Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.

Goose, Block’s open-source AI coding agent, is emerging as a free alternative to Anthropic’s Claude Code, as developers weigh offline control, rate limits, and the rising cost of AI coding tools.

Claude Code was down, forcing developers to take a long coffee break

Anthropic’s Claude AI models experienced a major outage today, impacting products like Claude Code. Developers were seeing a ...
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Visual Studio Code update shines on coding agents

Visual Studio Code 1.109 introduces enhancements for providing agents with more skills and context and managing multiple ...
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Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 Can Code for Up To 30 Hours Straight

Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 4.5, claiming the title of the world’s best coding model. The key breakthrough is its ability to code autonomously for up to 30 hours, a massive increase in endurance.