JetBrains is shutting down yet another IDE, joining a growing list of discontinued products that includes Aqua, Fleet, Code With Me, and others.
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If you are tired of installing endless extensions just to view basic projects, Microsoft's new built-in tools for Visual Studio Code are going to completely change your workflow.
A high-stakes bidding war nearly erupted between tech titans Microsoft and SpaceX over the AI-powered IDE Cursor. Here is why Microsoft walked away.
Stop hunting for extensions. Visual Studio Code 1.116 is here, baking GitHub Copilot directly into the core and giving you total transparency over how your AI agents think.
Microsoft is keeping up its rapid release pace for Visual Studio Code, delivering new tools for web developers and more freedom for AI agents.
Microsoft is making its AI features a lot better in Visual Studio 2026, noting that "reliability is the priority this month".
The Wave 13 update for Windsurf is here, featuring the high-performance SWE-1.5 model. It also adds Git worktrees and side-by-side Cascade sessions.
Microsoft has explained how it tracks and assigns priorities to Visual Studio bugs and feature requests from its community.
Microsoft has claimed that changing keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio 2026 is a "high-stakes juggling act", in which even telemetry isn't enough.
JetBrains has announced that its cloud development environment, CodeCanvas, will stop working on March 31. 2026.
Following a naming convention similar to Windows, Microsoft has released the first Insider build for Visual Studio 2026.
Visual Studio now fully supports MCP servers, enabling developers to quickly connect their AI agents to external tools, services, and data sources.
Microsoft is making it extremely easy for developers leveraging GitHub Copilot to search across indexed repositories of codebases.
Microsoft has now begun rolling out GPT-5 in Visual Studio through GitHub Copilot, touting "substantial" improvements in multiple areas.
Microsoft has revealed significant updates for GitHub Copilot in Xcode, including support for Copilot Vision.
A detailed investigation into the VS Code fork, Trae, developed by TikTok's parent company ByteDance has revealed that the IDE is a resource hog and spies on you even when telemetry is disabled.
Microsoft is reportedly planning a massive upgrade for Visual Studio, and the major headlining feature this time around shouldn't surprise anyone.
JetBrains is moving to a unified installer for IntelliJ IDEA that will improve the downgrade experience for people whose Ultimate license expires. Free users also get more features.
Amazon has launched Kiro, a new AI-powered Integrated Development Environment (IDE), entering the competitive market of developer tools alongside Google and Microsoft.
The AI development company, Windsurf, has been acquired by Cognition. It comes after a deal with OpenAI fell through and after Google nabbed the CEO and other senior R&D employees.
IntelliJ IDEA 2025.1.1 is now live. This minor update fixes issues with markdown preview, the Kotest tool window, and more.
OpenAI is in talks with Windsurf to acquire the company for $3 billion. If the deal goes ahead, it would be OpenAI's biggest acquisition. What does this mean for Windsurfers?
Codeium has released the Wave 6 update for its AI-centric IDE, Windsurf. This update lets you publish your web apps in "one-click" and enables tools for Enterprise customers.
Codeium has released the latest version of Windsurf, Wave 4. It said this release marks a turning point where it has gone from catching up to leading.
Microsoft will end support for Visual Studio 2013 on April 9, meaning that it will no longer receive security updates or fixes. Developers using older versions will see reduced support over the
Google introduces Project IDX, a cloud-based IDE for full-stack, multi-platform development. Built on Visual Studio Code, it offers AI-powered features such as Codey for intelligent coding assistance.
This version of the Android Studio comes with new UI tools to live preview elements as you code. The build process is revamped with new features. The Inspect option gives more in-depth insights.
In the third preview of Visual Studio 17.5, Microsoft added spell-checking functionality for C#, C++, and Markdown files. If you correct any identifiers it will auto-refactor your code.
Microsoft is working on an All-in-One Search functionality in Visual Studio. This will allow developers to search for both code and features in a single interface, along with an editable code preview.
Microsoft has detailed the performance gains in Visual Studio 2022 17.4. Most Save operations have been moved to a background thread and Find and Replace in Files should be a whopping 3-4x faster.
Visual Studio 2022 17.4 now includes a feature that allows you to roll back to a previous version of the IDE. Microsoft recommends you only do this temporarily, as the latest version is most secure.
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.4 Preview 2. It comes with a host of new features including the ability to roll back Visual Studio updates, Arm64 support for Node.js, and more.
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.3 Preview 2. This is a major release because it is the first version of the IDE to pack native support for ARM64 hardware, but only on Windows 11 for now.
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.2 and the first preview of 17.3. With this update, the C# and .NET experiences are improved and the performance of Git has been enhanced too.
Google has announced the latest stable release of Android Studio, dubbed "Chipmunk". Although it's not a huge update, it packs many nifty improvements and a new version of the IntelliJ platform.
Microsoft has rolled out Visual Studio 2022 17.0 Preview 8 for Mac. The release fixes lots of critical issues and is a stepping stone in a "high-quality" general availability build down the road.
Visual Studio 2022 for Mac Preview 6 fixes top issues, reduces crashes along with addressing top reported feedback. However, Xamarin developers should continue using Visual Studio 2019 for Mac v8.10.
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Microsoft has announced the general rollout of Visual Studio 2022 17.1 which contains a faster file search experience, Git enhancements, improved file saving capabilities, and lots more.
Microsoft has published a public service announcement, reminding organizations and developers that some older versions of Visual Studio are running out of support soon, so consider upgrading.
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Microsoft has rolled out Visual Studio 2022 17.1 Preview 2, which contains a ton of enhancements related to Git, C++, .NET, and macOS development. Color tabs are finally supported too.
