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Burke and Pierce sit down to review a full year of releases, surprises, partnerships, and AI goodies in VS Code from 2025!

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VS Code - 2025 Wrapped with Burke Holland and Pierce Boggan
Burke and Pierce sit down to review a full year of releases, surprises, partnerships, and AI goodies in VS Code from 2025! Chapters: 00:00 Intro & why this year matters 01:00 Copilot Free & Universe: the acceleration moment 06:00 Agent Mode arrives (autonomous tools + loops) 10:00 March: MCP + BYOK (extensibility & model choice) 16:00 April: Prompt files (slash commands) & multi‑window chat 19:00 May: Cloud Agent + PR workflow (parallelizing work; abundance) 24:00 Open source Copilot Chat + terminal safety/sandboxing 28:00 July/Aug: Worktrees, checkpoints & Auto Mode (foundation + smart routing) 33:00 Sep/Oct: Plan Mode, Subagents, MCP Gallery & Codex integration 38:00 Nov/Dec: Background agents, unified view & Agent skills 42:00 Closing, community thanks Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: - Apple Podcasts: https://msft.it/63328ttqSG - Spotify: https://msft.it/63329ttqSH - Amazon Music: https://msft.it/63320ttqSy - Castbox: https://msft.it/63321ttqSJ - Overcast: https://msft.it/63322ttqSK - Pocket Casts: https://msft.it/63323ttqSz - and more: https://msft.it/63325ttqS3 Follow VS Code: * X: https://msft.it/63326ttqSO * Bluesky: https://msft.it/63327ttqSP * YouTube: https://msft.it/63328ttqSu * LinkedIn: https://msft.it/63329ttqSR * GitHub: https://msft.it/63320ttqSr #vscode #ai #githubcopilot
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December 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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How can I get started with File Explorer and version control? | One Dev Question with Kayla Cinnamon

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How can I get started with File Explorer and version control?
What if your Git status lived right next to your files? Kayla Cinnamon gives a quick look at how File Explorer and version control are starting to blur together, and why it might change how you keep…
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December 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Visual Studio 2026 Version 18.1.1 Release Notes | Microsoft Learn

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#visualstudio #githubcopilot #vs2026 #dotnet #devtools #ide
Visual Studio 2026 Release Notes
Learn about the latest features, bug fixes, and support for Visual Studio 2026. Download today.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New on our YouTube channel, a holiday treat of KC Lemson, Raymond Chen, and Larry Osterman telling some of their favorite stories from their combined ~100 years of Microsoft history.

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100 Years of Microsoft Stories
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually.

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Inside the Windows 1.0 reunion: How a scrappy team shipped the product that changed everything, eventually
A core group of early Microsoft developers and business leaders reunited this week, 40 years after releasing Windows 1.0, sharing previously untold stories and reflecting on a landmark project that set the stage for a global computing revolution.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Another Monday, another set of lift door numbers from the Windows Documentation Team building in Redmond (where it is very rainy by the way, but no local flooding).

Left: 89
Right: 84
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For those wondering what the Hot Dog Stand theme was all about..

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Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft's original UI designer to get the true story
Setting the record straight, 33 years later.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Why stare at the same old desktop wallpaper as you code? Browse through new themes on the Microsoft Store. (Sorry: no "Hot Dog Stand").

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Your PC, your personality: New themes in Store for you
Forty years ago, Windows set out to empower people to make technology their own. Today, that journey continues with new ways for you to express who you are every time you turn on your PC. We are beginning to rollout a new Themes 
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December 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Visual Studio 2026 December Update 18.1.0 Release Notes

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Visual Studio 2026 Release Notes
Learn about the latest features, bug fixes, and support for Visual Studio 2026. Download today.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The Road to Visual Studio 2026: Building a Faster, Smarter IDE | with Mads Kristensen & Nik Karpinsky

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The Road to Visual Studio 2026: Building a Faster, Smarter IDE
🌟Visual Studio 2026 is here 🌟 In this recorded Live! 360 keynote, Mads Kristensen and Nik Karpinsky walk us through The Road to Visual Studio 2026 — a faster, smarter IDE built for professional…
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December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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.NET Rocks! - Package Management in 2026 with Gary Ewan Park and hosts Carl Franklin & Richard Campbell

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Package Management in 2026 with Gary Ewan Park
How is package management changing? Carl and Richard talk with Gary Ewan Park about his view of the package management landscape in the Windows world. Gary talk
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December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hands up if this brings back any memories!

December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Microsoft finally has a better-looking Run dialog for Windows 11 | by Tom Warren

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Microsoft finally has a better looking Run dialog for Windows 11
The modern Run prompt is hidden in the latest Windows 11 builds
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December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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🌟 Big news! The VSLive! San Diego 2026 site is officially live! vslive.com/sandiego

Check out event details, explore what’s ahead for our return to SoCal, and start getting ready for an unforgettable developer experience in sunny San Diego. We can’t wait to share more soon!
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM