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Visual Studio Code has new experimental themes and more AI coding features

The January 2026 update has arrived.
InfoWorld

Visual Studio Code adds overtype mode, paste with imports

Visual Studio Code 1.96, the latest version of Microsoft’s popular code editor, has arrived with an overtype mode and a “paste with imports” feature for JavaScript and TypeScript. Also known as the ...
Neowin

Visual Studio Code 1.93 rolls out with major AI and productivity updates0 0

Microsoft's latest Visual Studio Code update brings enhanced GitHub Copilot features, Django support, and a new profiles editor to streamline your coding experience. Microsoft has started rolling out ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio IntelliCode Still Among Top AI Code Assistants

In the age of GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Google Gemini and all the rest, one of the most-used AI coding assistants is still the venerable IntelliCode feature of Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE, whose ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with New Experimental GitHub Copilot 'Agent Skills' in VS Code

Visual Studio Code 1.108 adds experimental Agent Skills, allowing GitHub Copilot to load custom instructions, scripts, and resources for specialized tasks. Agent Skills are defined in a simple folder ...