Eight innovative tools that are reimagining web applications and how we build them. Welcome to the Great Unbloating.

About three years ago Microsoft released a new source code editor for Windows, Linux, and macOS. This was named Visual Studio Code. It is way lighter IDE than various editions of the legendary Visual ...

If you haven't seen the latest Java developer productivity report from Perforce, you should check it out. Written by Perforce CTO Rod Cope and developer tools exec Jeff Michael, the "2025 Java ...

Python stays far ahead after another dip; C holds second, Java retakes third from C++, and R rises to eighth as SQL slips, with Delphi steady in tenth. May’s TIOBE Index has one of those charts that ...

VS Code 1.121 was released May 20, 2026, featuring yet another update to Claude Code, becoming more and more a first-class citizen in the VS Code ecosystem. Remote agents can run over SSH or dev ...

TL;DR: Skip the pricey dev subscriptions — grab lifetime access to Visual Studio Pro 2026 for $34.97 (MSRP $499.99) through May 17 and build, debug, and ship with a full-featured IDE without the ...

TL;DR: Visual Studio Professional 2026 is an AI-powered IDE for faster coding, smarter debugging, and cross-platform development, available for $34.97 until May 31 (MSRP $499.99), so grab the deal ...

A new EAP build of JetBrains' C# IDE, Rider, is now available, bringing several improvements focused on agentic programming.

VS Code 1.120 brings the Agents window to Stable preview. The new window opens from a title-bar button. Agent customizations include Agents, Skills, Instructions, Hooks, MCP Servers and Plugins. It ...

Microsoft announced a bunch of new in-house AI models at Build 2026, including a new “flagship” model: MAI-Thinking-1. It’s ...

Microsoft is rolling out seven new AI models for Microsoft customers.