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Project Zenith proves that a bloat-free Windows 11 can exist. Why is Microsoft reserving it for developers with 64GB of RAM?

A lifetime license to Visual Studio Pro 2026 plus 16 coding courses is on sale for $44.97 (reg. $1,999.99) through October 4. Learning to code usually means paying for a professional IDE and then ...

It's simple and has all the necessary features ...

Spread the loveWhen you’re diving into the world of software development, few tools are as essential as API development apps. They streamline communication between different software applications, ...

With the first Release Candidate of .NET 11.0, Microsoft allows productive use. At the same time, this version still offers a number of improvements.

Microsoft's editors remain prominent in the 2026 developer survey, while GitHub Copilot trails Claude Code and ASP.NET Core ranks fourth among web technologies.

Excel is still my spreadsheet workhorse, but VS Code handles the awkward file-level jobs I don't want Excel touching.

Microsoft's public VS Code issue tracker on GitHub offers an unusually detailed look at features and changes the development team is considering -- including some that could eventually turn up in ...

A group of VS Code theme extensions linked to GlassWorm, a malware campaign targeting developers. Their investigation ...

I'm not a developer, but I was able to use locally-installed AI to create a writing app suited to my needs. Here's how.

After years of using two editors, I finally found one that could handle both jobs.