Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code v1.102 Doubles Down on GitHub Copilot and AI-Enhanced Development

In the June 2025 update (v1.102), Microsoft Visual Studio Code puts GitHub Copilot front and center, with improvements spanning Copilot Chat, inline code completions, and editing workflows. These ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Copilot: BYO Model + MCP GA

Microsoft announced two related updates for Visual Studio: support for bringing your own model (BYOM) to Copilot Chat and general availability of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) client in the IDE.
InfoWorld

Microsoft adds MCP support to Visual Studio to boost development of agentic applications

However, approach with caution: MCP servers are increasingly becoming a new way to hijack systems or launch cyberattacks, research shows. Microsoft has added Model Context Protocol (MCP) support to ...
Neowin

Here are all the new features available in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14Here are all the new features available in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14Here are all the new ...

The August 2025 update for Visual Studio 2022 is now out, offering new AI capabilities and even ways to scale back AI interference in the IDE. Although Visual Studio Code is a very useful lightweight ...