Latest updates make AI agents easier to automate, troubleshoot and optimize, while expanding model choices and local development capabilities. Key Takeaways ...

New version 3.0 gives Windows developers early access to new controls, including TableView, Charts and InkCanvas, before their APIs are finalized.

Microsoft's second release candidate adds cryptography APIs, mobile and desktop development improvements, and package management controls ahead of next month's final release.

Microsoft's latest editor update moves AI collaboration beyond chat, adds new ways to manage agent sessions and gives enterprises more control over coding agents.

Recent releases expand AI coding agents' capabilities while adding sandboxing, monitoring and enterprise controls that can restrict their autonomy and even their availability.

VS Code 1.141 lets developers continue local GitHub Copilot and OpenAI Codex conversations started in other applications. New agent management features include session grids, worktree cleanup, ...