GitHub’s open-source Spec Kit formalizes spec-driven development for AI coding agents by providing a CLI, templates, and prompts that move work through specification, plan, tasks, and implementation, ...

Microsoft has eased some licensing requirements for Visual Studio Build Tools (VSBT), which comprises a standalone MSVC compiler, libraries and scripts for C++.

Six years in the making, but some features do not work yet, and has the tool been overtaken by AI? JetBrains has updated ReSharper, its .NET plugin for Visual Studio, with an out-of-process design ...

Microsoft has open-sourced the 6502 BASIC programming language interpreter from 1976. Its source code is now available on ...

Gitpod, best known for cloud-hosted dev environments, has rebranded as Ona and is now pitching itself as an AI agent platform ...

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Learn how to create apps easily using Claude Code. This beginner-friendly guide shows you how to build a to-do list app fast.

Microsoft began adopting Rust for core Windows programming a few years ago, praising the relatively new language as a key tool for reducing bugs and enhancing ...

We are excited to announce that MCP support is now officially released (GA) in Visual Studio — unlocking richer, real-time ...

MCPis an open standard designed similarly to HTTP ... This not only simplifies the development process but also improves the ...

Managing shortcut conflicts on Windows just got smarter thanks to PowerToys. PowerToys has a new tool to help you keep track ...

Free Material 3ds Max Material Assets Browser adds MaterialX, MatCap generator, and multi-renderer support. Public beta now ...