May 4 · 6 min read · Last week, Visual Studio shipped its April update (18.5), and the theme is clear: the IDE is evolving from a text editor with AI suggestions into an agent orchestrator. Cloud agents now launch directly from the IDE, custom agents travel with you acro...
Join discussionApr 21 · 6 min read · Visual Studio 18.5 dropped on April 14, and buried in the release notes is one of the most significant debugging improvements I've seen in years: the Debugger Agent now validates bugs against live runtime behavior instead of guessing from static code...
Join discussionApr 7 · 5 min read · Visual Studio's March 2026 update dropped last week, and it's the most significant Copilot extensibility release I've seen in the IDE. Custom agents, live profiling during debugging, and enterprise MCP governance are all here. If you've been waiting ...
Join discussionMar 23 · 5 min read · Custom Agents Just Changed the Game Visual Studio 2026's March update (version 18.4.0, released March 10) delivered something that should fundamentally change how enterprise teams use Copilot: custom agents defined as .agent.md files. This isn't a co...
Join discussionMar 16 · 6 min read · Visual Studio 2026's March update (18.4.0) dropped on March 10, and it's one of those releases where every section has something meaningful. Custom agents are here. MCP governance is buttoned up for enterprise. Debugging got smarter with Copilot. And...
Join discussionMar 10 · 6 min read · Visual Studio Is Betting on Specialized Agents Microsoft's February update for Visual Studio 2026 (version 18.3) dropped on February 24th, and it's clear where the team is placing its bets: specialized AI agents that understand your actual workflow, ...
Join discussionMar 8 · 6 min read · The IDE Just Got Smarter — And More Opinionated Visual Studio's February 2026 update (v18.3) doesn't just add features. It changes how AI fits into your workflow. Custom agents are now first-class citizens, Copilot testing for .NET hit GA with natura...
Join discussionFeb 23 · 7 min read · The Headline Visual Studio 2026 version 18.3 shipped this past week (February 10), and it's the kind of release that makes me believe Microsoft is actually listening to developers. Between Copilot memories that persist your coding standards across se...
Join discussionFeb 23 · 7 min read · The Headline Visual Studio 2026 version 18.3 shipped this past week (February 10), and it's the kind of release that makes me believe Microsoft is actually listening to developers. Between Copilot memories that persist your coding standards across se...
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