Microsoft highlighted Copilot planning, context visibility, diff review updates and MSVC Build Tools v14.51 in its May Visual Studio update.

TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026, a full-featured IDE with built-in AI tools and collaboration features, is now price dropped to $34.97 (reg. $499.99) through May 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Testing, debugging, and managing projects usually happen in the same environment, which is why tools like Visual Studio tend ...

Visual Studio 2026 is no longer a preview or a promise, it is a shipping product that developers can install today. Microsoft is positioning this release as a generational reset for its flagship IDE, ...

With built-in AI tools and enterprise-grade debugging features, Visual Studio Professional 2026 streamlines every stage of the development process.

Visual Studio Code has switched to weekly updates, so new features and bug fixes are now arriving at a rapid pace. The new version 1.112 update is now available, with a significant upgrade for web ...

Mads Kristensen said subagents are coming to Copilot in Visual Studio, posting an image of a Copilot task flow showing a delegated subtask. VS Code already documents subagents as independent AI agents ...

As the leader of a software development team, I recently encountered a common yet frustrating issue: the constant struggle to sync code changes among team members. Despite our communication and ...