A lifetime license for Microsoft’s latest IDE is only $30 right now

TL;DR: Visual Studio Professional 2026 is Microsoft’s full IDE, and a lifetime license is on sale for $30 through October 11.
InfoWorld

What is Visual Studio Code? Microsoft’s extensible code editor

Visual Studio Code is a free, lightweight but powerful source code editor that runs on your desktop and on the web and is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Raspberry Pi OS. It comes with ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Code 1.134 Puts Agent Sessions Front and Center

VS Code 1.134 lets multiple windows connect to the same agent session. Developers can arrange chats and subagent chats side by side. Chat search now covers complete conversations, including content ...

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 26H2 release, Xbox Mythic Achievements, and more0 0

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our latest recap. Windows 11 26H2 is here, "Xbox is not for sale," and more.
Windows Report

Visual Studio September 2026 Update Adds New BYOM Agent and NuGet Fixer

Visual Studio September 2026 revamps BYOM with a new Agent, adds a NuGet Fixer, Podman debugging, and broader AI model ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Project Zenith: Windows Developer PCs Will Come Ready to Code

Microsoft’s Project Zenith brings a ready-to-code Windows experience to developer PCs, with local AI support and preconfigured tools. Microsoft is introducing Project Zenith, a ready-to-code Windows ...