Pencil.dev Merges Visual Design and Code Output into One Responsive Workflow

Pencil.dev focuses on design-to-code speed versus static tools; upcoming reusable component libraries are planned for 2026.
Visual Studio Magazine

Custom Agents Transform Visual Studio with Built-In and DIY Options

Microsoft introduces agent technology to Visual Studio, featuring curated assistants and personalized agent creation tools.
GitHub

Container Tools for Visual Studio Code

The Container Tools extension makes it easy to build, manage, and deploy containerized applications from Visual Studio Code. It also provides one-click debugging of Node.js, Python, and .NET inside a ...
IEEE

Cross-Language Code Development with Generative AI: A Source-to-Source Translation Perspective

Abstract: Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, there is growing interest around the world on exploring the capabilities of generative AI tools. In addition to text, image, audio, and video ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Hands On with New Multi-Agent Orchestration in VS Code

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 ...
The Verge

GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents

Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...