Microsoft updates Visual Studio Code with chat cost tracking and multi-agent chats

Free AI in IDEs is shifting to paid models. The latest VS Code update brings transparent cost tracking and multi-chat ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Open VSX 1.0.0 Puts Focus on Open Extension Registry for VS Code Ecosystem

Eclipse Open VSX has reached 1.0.0, highlighting its role as a vendor-neutral registry for VS Code-compatible extensions.
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.125 Adds Copilot Spend Meter After Billing Shock

VS Code 1.125 adds in-editor visibility into additional Copilot budget usage as GitHub's AI-credit billing model continues to draw developer scrutiny.
GitHub

DotNetZip - Zip and Unzip in C#, VB, any .NET language

DotNetZip is a FAST, FREE class library and toolset for manipulating zip files. Use VB, C# or any .NET language to easily create, extract, or update zip files. DotNetZip is the best open-source ZIP ...
GitHub

Semantic Link Labs

Semantic Link Labs is a Python library designed for use in Microsoft Fabric notebooks. This library extends the capabilities of Semantic Link offering additional functionalities to seamlessly ...