VS Code has been my trusted coding companion for years. I had my favorite extensions, themes, keyboard shortcuts, and GitHub ...
You don’t need it anymore because VS Code added native bracket pair colorization in version 1.60 and turned it on by default ...
TL;DR: Visual Studio Professional 2026 is Microsoft’s full IDE, and a lifetime license is on sale for $30 through October 11.
Excel is still my spreadsheet workhorse, but VS Code handles the awkward file-level jobs I don't want Excel touching.
Microsoft's .NET 11-era overhaul adds project caching, Native AOT, faster builds and richer project-file tooling.
Microsoft's editors remain prominent in the 2026 developer survey, while GitHub Copilot trails Claude Code and ASP.NET Core ranks fourth among web technologies.
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