I really wanted to believe in this free AI coding tool could replace Claude Code. But it isn't ready for prime time unless you're willing to babysit.

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how it worked.

Visual Studio Code 1.109 introduces enhancements for providing agents with more skills and context and managing multiple ...

The January 2026 update has arrived.

The reason for this is Snap – a Linux application packaging format – creates a local Trash folder for each VS Code version, ...

North Korea is doubling down on a familiar playbook by weaponizing trust in open-source software and developer workflows. The ...

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Microsoft's latest VS Code update enables Copilot and custom agents to collaborate via the new Agent HQ. It also integrates Agent Sessions into the Chat view. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code ...

You start by getting the official installer from the Visual Studio Code website. Open your preferred browser on Windows. Go to the Visual Studio Code download page ...

"No, VS is Windows only and that isn't going to change," said Microsoft's Mads Kristensen today in a social media post in response to the question that keeps popping up about taking the flagship IDE ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has long been the financial lifeline of OpenAI, but its growing reliance on Anthropic's models suggests that loyalty may be giving way to performance. By favoring Anthropic in ...

Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. Visual Studio Code now has a new auto AI model selector that favors Claude 4 over GPT-5. is a senior editor and ...