Visual Studio 18.5 lands with AI debugging at a price, devs still feeling blue

Visual Studio 2026 18.5 arrives with two headline changes – a smarter code suggestion system and an AI-powered debugger. Yet ...
VentureBeat

Microsoft hires creators of the Glimpse open-source debugger to bolster Visual Studio

Microsoft today announced that it has hired the two creators of Glimpse, an open-source debugging and diagnostics tool for ASP.NET applications. Until now the creators, Anthony van der Hoorn and Nik ...
Windows Report

Visual Studio Code Adds Built-In Copilot Chat and Agent Debug Logs

Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code version 1.116, introducing a set of AI-focused improvements that refine developer ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Coming Soon in Visual Studio AI: Debugging/Profiling Modes and Agentic DevOps

Microsoft detailed its plans for advanced AI in its flagship IDE in September, with new modes for debugging and profiling, as well as enhancements for agentic DevOps, in the works. The company last ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Updates Boost AI Agents, Terminal Control and Copilot Workflow

Across the April 8 and April 15, 2026 releases, Visual Studio Code expanded its agent-focused tooling with a new companion app, better terminal interaction, session debugging and more built-in Copilot ...
The Next Web

Google releases Native Client debugger, Visual Studio add-in to help developers focus on coding

Google today released a new Native Client debugger and a new Native Client add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio. The former is included in the Native Client SDK that you can download for Windows, Mac, ...