Microsoft releases Visual Studio Code 1.128 with OS-level keyboard shortcuts0 0

Visual Studio Code 1.128 is out now. It's the latest weekly release and this time brings a handful of new features.

Microsoft releases TypeScript 7.0, and it's 10x faster than the previous version

Microsoft releases TypeScript 7.0 with up to 12x faster builds, lower memory use, parallelization, and major editor ...
Visual Studio Magazine

TypeScript 7 Arrives to Rock VS Code with Go-Powered Speed

Microsoft says TypeScript 7, announced July 8, brings native Go performance to VS Code, Visual Studio and other editors.
Visual Studio Magazine

Claude AI Gets Yet Another Boost in VS Code 1.128

The July 8, 2026, Visual Studio Code update expands agent workflows, chat attachments, browser-tab controls, OS-level shortcuts and enterprise telemetry management.
InfoWorld

Visual Studio update rejiggers GitHub Copilot usage tracking

June 2026 update to Visual Studio tracks Copilot usage based on token consumption rather than by request, aligning with ...

OpenCode Delivers a Free Open-Source Alternative to Claude Code

Switch to OpenCode instead of Claude Code to bypass vendor lock-in and cut API costs by utilizing hundreds of free or local ...
NPR

Books

June 23, 2026 • Facts by day, fiction by night! At the end of a long day in the newsroom, many of our journalists head home and escape into novels of all types.