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JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.
Visual Studio Magazine

In Agentic AI, It's All About the Markdown

Markdown is emerging in VS Code and Visual Studio 2026 as a version-controlled instruction layer that governs AI agents, ...

OpenAI's latest GPT-5.3-Codex and audio models now on Microsoft Foundry

OpenAI has expanded the availability of its GPT-5.3-Codex model to third-party developers via API and Microsoft Foundry.

For open-source programs, AI coding tools are a mixed blessing

AI coding tools have enabled a flood of bad code that threatens to overwhelm many projects. Building new features is easier ...

Google adds a way to create automated workflows to Opal

Google is adding a new feature to Opal to create automated workflows ...

7 AI coding techniques that quietly make you elite

7 AI coding techniques that quietly make you elite ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Comparing Amazon Q and GitHub Copilot Agentic AI in VS Code

This head-to-head test compared Amazon Q Developer and GitHub Copilot Pro using a real-world editorial workflow to evaluate their performance as 'agentic' assistants beyond simple coding. Both tools ...