Microsoft’s full $499.99 desktop IDE is $42.49 right now

TL;DR: Use code MARCH15 to get lifetime access to Visual Studio Pro 2026 for $42.49. Coding gets frustrating fast when your IDE can’t keep up. Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 is Microsoft’s ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Build Tools Licensing Eased for Open Source C++ Projects

Microsoft has eased some licensing requirements for Visual Studio Build Tools (VSBT), which comprises a standalone MSVC compiler, libraries and scripts for C++. The ...
InfoWorld

What is Visual Studio Code? Microsoft’s extensible code editor

Visual Studio Code is a free, lightweight but powerful source code editor that runs on your desktop and on the web and is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Raspberry Pi OS. It comes with ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Code 1.112 Adds Integrated Browser Debugging, More Copilot CLI Control

Visual Studio Code 1.112, released March 18, expands Copilot agent autonomy, adds MCP server sandboxing on macOS and Linux, enables in-editor web app debugging, and broadens monorepo support for agent ...