Microsoft is changing how often Visual Studio Code receives updates, shifting from a monthly schedule to a weekly release cycle. The move aims to deliver features faster while keeping the editor ...

One eye on AI: How much of the technology should a seventh grader be using and understanding? (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) I recently asked my 13-year-old daughter, a Seattle Public Schools ...

The potential future space for Code Ninjas in the Lee Harrison Shopping Center (staff photo by Jared Serre) A kid-focused coding academy is in the works at the Lee Harrison Shopping Center, and it’s ...

Work is full of time-sucking, tedious or annoying tasks, particularly when you’re on a computer. I used to spend hours on stupid chores like reorganizing someone else’s messy spreadsheet. Now, I use ...

Andrej Karpathy introduces “agentic engineering,” arguing that directing A.I. agents now defines modern software development. Photo by Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images The ...

Hello, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. “Programming, as it turns out, is just typing.” Talking at Cisco’s AI Summit in San Francisco on February 3, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made that ...

Visual Studio Code 1.109 introduces enhancements for providing agents with more skills and context and managing multiple agent sessions in parallel. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.109, ...

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, ...

Apple is bringing agentic coding to Xcode. On Tuesday, the company announced the release of Xcode 26.3, which will allow developers to use agentic tools, including Anthropic’s Claude Agent and ...

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...

If you're new to vibe coding, these tips might help you on your journey to creating apps with natural language. Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones ...

Visual Studio 2026 includes GitHub Copilot functionality built into the IDE, while third-party AI coding assistants remain available through the Visual Studio Marketplace. Using Marketplace install ...