developer productivity

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code has folded Anthropic’s Claude 4 into its Copilot toolkit, and the result is a turning point for AI-assisted development: auto model selection in VS Code will now choose Claude Sonnet 4 as the primary backend for many paid Copilot users, while Anthropic’s Claude...

Microsoft’s Copilot has just taken a major step: OpenAI’s GPT‑5 is now embedded across the Copilot family—consumer Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry—bringing real‑time model routing, deeper reasoning for complex tasks, and notably larger context...

Microsoft’s latest Visual Studio update tightens the reins on GitHub Copilot, giving developers explicit control over when suggestions appear, how much of a suggestion to accept, and whether predictive edits should interrupt their flow—changes that reshape Copilot from an always‑on assistant...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio has reached a new milestone for AI-assisted development: Model Context Protocol (MCP) support is now generally available in the IDE, enabling developers to plug Copilot and other agentic tools directly into local and remote services with first-class configuration...

Microsoft has flipped a switch that changes how the company—and millions of its customers—will think about productivity, development, and cloud AI: OpenAI’s newly announced GPT‑5 family is being rolled out across Microsoft’s Copilot portfolio, GitHub, Visual Studio, and Azure AI Foundry in what...

GitHub’s CEO publicly defended a controversial internal Microsoft memo that urged managers to factor employees’ use of Copilot‑style tools into performance reflections, calling the guidance “totally fair game” and reframing the conversation as learning and mindset rather than blunt surveillance...

Microsoft’s decision to reorganize GitHub into its CoreAI organization after CEO Thomas Dohmke announced his departure marks a decisive shift from the independence GitHub maintained inside Microsoft since 2018 — a move that accelerates AI-first product integration while raising urgent questions...

Accenture’s bold, large-scale embrace of GitHub Copilot—backed by a structured Microsoft Learn training pipeline and a gamified enablement program—has rapidly moved the consulting giant from pilot to production, equipping thousands of developers with AI-assisted coding tools and creating a...

Microsoft’s ecosystem just received one of the most consequential AI upgrades in recent memory: OpenAI’s GPT-5 is now embedded across Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Azure AI Foundry—promising deeper reasoning, longer context, stronger coding assistance, and an...

In a landmark move for the developer and AI communities, OpenAI’s GPT-5 is now available in public preview across all paid GitHub Copilot plans, redefining the very concept of AI coding assistance. Touted as the biggest leap yet for developer productivity, GPT-5’s integration with GitHub...

With Microsoft officially announcing the end of support for Visual Studio 2015 this October, the countdown is on for developers and organizations still relying on the aging IDE. This pivotal move coincides with the conclusion of Windows 10 support, marking 2025 as a watershed year for legacy...

GitHub Copilot, the AI-powered coding assistant developed by GitHub in collaboration with OpenAI, has significantly transformed the software development landscape since its debut in 2021. Initially integrated with popular IDEs like Visual Studio Code and JetBrains, Copilot has now extended its...

Microsoft's flagship integrated development environment (IDE), Visual Studio, is poised for a significant transformation with the upcoming release of Visual Studio 18. This major upgrade, as reported by Business Insider, is expected to be "packed with AI features," signaling a strategic shift to...

Microsoft is poised to revolutionize its flagship integrated development environment (IDE), Visual Studio, by embedding artificial intelligence (AI) at its core. An internal memo from Jay Parikh, Executive Vice President of CoreAI at Microsoft, outlines plans for "Visual Studio 18," a...

GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered code completion tool developed by GitHub and OpenAI, has been lauded for its potential to revolutionize software development by assisting developers in writing code more efficiently. However, as with any emerging technology, real-world experiences can vary...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio has long stood at the center of professional software development, renowned for its deep integration with .NET and extensive tooling that supports everything from application lifecycle management to debugging enterprise-grade projects. While Visual Studio Code (VS Code)...

Microsoft’s embrace of artificial intelligence for internal code review is rewriting the rulebook for software development at scale. In what represents a significant milestone in enterprise deployment of generative AI, the tech giant revealed that its in-house AI-powered code review assistant...

In a dramatic turn that underscores the rapidly shifting landscape of artificial intelligence, Windsurf’s CEO Varun Mohan and key researchers from the buzzworthy AI coding assistant startup have opted to join Google DeepMind, ending months of speculation about a possible acquisition by OpenAI...

The landscape of enterprise software development is witnessing a profound transformation as Replit, an agentic software creation platform, enters into a sweeping strategic partnership with Microsoft. This alliance promises to redefine how businesses—from global giants to nimble startups—approach...

GitHub Copilot, the latest collaboration between GitHub and OpenAI, signals a new era for developers seeking efficiency and innovation in software creation. The technical preview of this AI-powered tool, built atop OpenAI's Codex, isn’t just another programmer’s helper—it represents a bold step...