The MSVC Build Tools Preview is updated regularly with the latest features and fixes from the MSVC (Microsoft C++) development team. The MSVC team’s updates for August 2026, targeting the Visual ...

Microsoft's July release adds a Copilot Chat agent preview, workload-specific skills, shared instructions, branch context and C++ build controls.

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Next iteration of the Rust compiler component that enforces rules on references is being enabled on nightly releases for ...

Visual Studio 2026 v18.8 includes built-in Agent Skills created by Microsoft's .NET and Azure teams. Skills provide reusable, task-specific instructions, workflows and guardrails that Copilot loads ...

What finally pushed me to make the switch for my team was the lifetime license, now down to $32.97 (reg. $499.99) through July 19. The tool that changed things most for us was Live Share. Running real ...

Visual Studio Code 1.130 brings some agent host rearchitecturing and an option to reduce approval interruptions during large agent tasks. Another week has passed us by which means it is time for ...

JEP 401, integrated into JDK 28, introduces value objects. These new class instances feature final fields, altered behavior ...

LM Studio has always been a great way to use local models on the Mac. Its Model Search tool lets users easily check which available models are best suited to their Mac’s specs, and the app has been ...

Are you facing an issue in Black Ops Cold War where the game is stuck on an error message Compiling shaders to optimize performance during gameplay? A lot of gamers ...

Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service. A key ...

Rust holds its top 10 spot, Python stays No. 1, the leading languages keep their July positions, and MATLAB drops out of TIOBE’s top 20 in August. Rust held onto its place in the TIOBE Index top 10 in ...