With progress slowing to a crawl, I researched Windows App SDK alternatives and then started experimenting with AI pair programming.

Abstract: Context: The emergence of Generative AI (GenAI) technology presents an opportunity to enhance students' learning experience in programming courses using pair programming. GenAI can take the ...

Updates to GitHub Copilot in VS Code provide the same C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness as Microsoft’s C/C++ DevTools and CMake Tools extensions.

Abstract: This paper discusses the effectiveness of the Programmed Visual Contents Comparison Method (PVCC) for collaborative learning in computer programming education. Building upon our previous ...

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.

I don’t use a massive IDE. These three lightweight tools handle writing, version control, and validation on every HTML project.

What's Cursor? And Why This Extension? Cursor is an AI code editor based on OpenAI GPT models. You can write, edit, and chat about your code with it. At this time, Cursor is only provided as a ...

Lineamientos de Código es una extensión para Visual Studio Code que formatea y valida automáticamente código JavaScript (y PHP con snippets), basado en reglas de estilo predefinidas.

Multi-agent orchestration makes workflow more inspectable, with clear handoffs and a QA backstop. Breaking the work into discrete steps makes the output easier to audit and fix. A timestamped handoff ...

Microsoft says "reliability is the priority" for AI in Visual Studio – a reassurance that may raise eyebrows among developers already living with Copilot's quirks. Microsoft has been relentlessly ...

Microsoft may be dialing back some of its “AI everywhere” messaging, but inside its developer tools, AI remains front and center. According to Neowin, Microsoft has outlined a new set of AI-focused ...

Microsoft previewed Visual Studio 2026 with Insiders for a few months before launching it generally in November 2025. During this time period, it has become clear that AI is a big focus for the ...