Microsoft highlighted Copilot planning, context visibility, diff review updates and MSVC Build Tools v14.51 in its May Visual Studio update.
Microsoft has released VS Code 1.123 with a new Research Agent, AI session syncing, Chronicle search, browser upgrades, and ...
Microsoft's May 2026 VS Code update makes BYOK usable in restricted environments while adding agent, browser and issue-reporting updates.
TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026, a full-featured IDE with built-in AI tools and collaboration features, is now price dropped to $34.97 (reg. $499.99) through May 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT.