Microsoft highlighted Copilot planning, context visibility, diff review updates and MSVC Build Tools v14.51 in its May Visual Studio update.

Microsoft is applying lessons from Rust to C# in a planned redesign of the unsafe code model, continuing a years-long company focus on reducing memory-safety risks historically associated with C and C ...

Explore what's new in Copilot Studio, May 2026: computer-using agents are now available, plus redesigned workflows and Work IQ extensibility.

When Sue Tilley met Lucian Freud, it changed her life. Now a painting of her could fetch $47 million VIEW Sue Tilley was working in an unemployment office when she met artist Lucian Freud. Summary: ...

The best code editor might actually be your best everything editor.

Microsoft exposes a cryptojacking campaign using SEO poisoning and ScreenConnect to target high-performance PCs, with ...

A recent Stack Overflow survey found that more than 84% of developers are already using or planning to use AI tools in their workflow. After trying OpenAI Codex for myself, I understand why. Like many ...

Your VS Code workflow is probably slower than it needs to be, but if you use the Command Palette you'll be faster.

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...

May 9, 2026 • The passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act marked what many historians mark as the actual beginning of democracy in the US. But last week the Supreme Court gutted what was left of the ...