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VS Code's open source claim is misleading — here's the truly open source version

It says it is, but the reality is a little blurry.
TheServerSide

How to install Visual Studio Code for Java

The Java ecosystem has historically been blessed with great IDEs to work with, including NetBeans, Eclipse and IntelliJ from JetBrains. However, in recent years Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor ...

Fake VS Code alerts on GitHub spread malware to developers

A large-scale campaign is targeting developers on GitHub with fake Visual Studio Code (VS Code) security alerts posted in the ...
The Hacker News

Open VSX Bug Let Malicious VS Code Extensions Bypass Pre-Publish Security Checks

Open VSX bug misread scanner failures as clean results, letting malicious VS Code extensions go live before patch in v0.32.0.
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.113 Bundles Agent, Chat and Editor Tweaks as Dev Team Settles into Weekly Releases

Microsoft's VS Code 1.113 release packages a range of smaller updates across agent experience, chat experience, and editor experience, arriving as the company shifts the editor to a weekly release ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...
GitHub

Java Platform Extension for Visual Studio Code

See the VS Code Tips wiki for a quick primer on getting started with VS Code. Setting up the JDK The extension requires JDK 17 or newer to run. Optionally, set a different JDK to compile and run ...