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

Separate Oracle guides for Fusion AI Agent Studio and APEX development illustrate how VS Code has evolved from a popular editor into a foundation for an expanding range of developer experiences.

GitHub gives Dependabot version updates a three-day cooldown to curb short-lived poisoned packages, while security fixes ...

As an experienced coder or a newcomer learning your first programming language, setting up your development environment can be tricky. Let me show you how I put together the perfect Linux programming ...

Open-source software tools continue to surge in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...

Spread the loveChoosing the right code editor is a bit like a chef selecting their knives: it’s a deeply personal decision ...

VS Code update brings info on running subagents into the Agents window and previews built-in dictation and a Markdown editor ...

Microsoft Windows has improved massively as a developer environment over the past few years. Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL ...

Explore the latest news and expert commentary on Application Security, brought to you by the editors of Dark Reading ...

13 Min Read by Rob Wright, Senior News Director Vulnerabilities & Threats 25 Years After Code Red: What the Worm Era Can Teach Us About AI Security Jul 20, 2026 +1 by Marc Maiffret, James Maude and 1 ...