Microsoft Visual Studio Pro was $500, but Now You Can Get It for Less Than $50

Visual Studio Pro is Microsoft’s main IDE, but it’s usually locked behind a monthly subscription. The reason I finally made ...
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10 New Tools for Visual Studio 2026 from Mads Kristensen

In a new video, Mads Kristensen walked through 10 extensions and updates aimed at common developer requests, spanning workspace modes, comment handling, scratch files, Markdown linting, CSV editing, ...

Microsoft developer tools executive Julia Liuson is retiring after 34 years

Julia Liuson, president of Microsoft's developer division and a 34-year company veteran, is retiring in June, she told ...
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Can OpenClaw Challenge Copilot in VS Code?

A proof of concept used OpenClaw's localhost dashboard inside VS Code's integrated browser to compare it directly with Copilot on the same SKILL.md file, finding that OpenClaw delivered broader, more ...