Fake VS Code alerts on GitHub spread malware to developers

A large-scale campaign is targeting developers on GitHub with fake Visual Studio Code (VS Code) security alerts posted in the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

TypeScript 6.0 Ships as Final JavaScript-Based Release, Clears Path for Go-Native 7.0

Microsoft released TypeScript 6.0 on March 23, the last version built on the original JavaScript codebase, with three post-RC changes and a wave of deprecations designed to ready codebases for the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.113 Bundles Agent, Chat and Editor Tweaks as Dev Team Settles into Weekly Releases

Microsoft's VS Code 1.113 release packages a range of smaller updates across agent experience, chat experience, and editor experience, arriving as the company shifts the editor to a weekly release ...
InfoWorld

VS Code now updates weekly

Agents, browser debugging, and deprecation of Edit Mode are all highlighted in the latest versions of the popular code editor ...

Microsoft updates VS Code with new themes and adjustable AI reasoning in version 1.113

VS Code 1.113 adds new themes, AI reasoning controls, and nested subagents, improving workflows and customization for ...
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Write code like you actually slept last night: Visual Studio 2026 is just $42.50

TL;DR: Developers can grab Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $42.50 (MSRP: $499.99) with code MARCH15 through ...
The Hacker News

North Korean Hackers Abuse VS Code Auto-Run Tasks to Deploy StoatWaffle Malware

North Korean hackers exploit VS Code tasks.json auto-run since Dec 2025 to deploy StoatWaffle malware, stealing data and ...