Introducing Auto in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code

Little things may add some commodity. It's the case of this feature: Inline post-return values. Introduce in Visual Studio 2026 Insider, the debugger now displays inline post-return values. This showing the actual return values of functions at the point where they're used. No need to setting up watches. No stepping into code. This feature offer real-time visibility into function behavior. Making debugging even faster and easier. For a better productivity. What's your thought about this feature? Is it just a shiny gadget? #microsoft #visualstudio #productivity #debug

Introducing Auto Mode in Visual Studio Code! Auto Mode automatically picks the best model for your request to maximize performance and reduce rate limits. Today Auto Mode will pick from GPT-4.1, GPT-5, GPT-5 mini and Claude Sonnet 4. And as a bonus, if you pick Auto Mode, you get a discount on the premium request (if one gets used) so you're getting a free premium request with every 10 Auto Mode uses. Read more on the VS Code blog about how Auto Mode works and our plans for making it even smarter. What would you expect Auto Mode to do for you?

Exploring the lessons learned from building AI code with Windsurf and major IDEs like Visual Studio 22 and CLion from JetBrains. The process involved taking prompts, feeding them into AI DeepSeek, and iterating within a Windows GUI environment. It's noted that while initially geared towards high-frequency trading, the code became more generalized over time. A key takeaway: for such projects, maintaining a command-line interface (CLI) application is advisable. #AICode #IDE #VisualStudio #CLion #DeepSeek #CLI

The Copilot Profiler Agent in Visual Studio turns performance profiling into a guided experience! ...spot bottlenecks, get AI-powered fixes, and validate improvements—all in one loop. Learn more about it and see it in action on real code. #GitHubCopilot #VisualStudio 📖 ➡️ https://msft.it/6184scWpw

⛏️ Building Smarter With Visual Studio 2026 Microsoft has revealed the Insiders Preview of Visual Studio 2026, and its vision is simple: let AI do the busy work so devs can stay creative. Think about this in a Minecraft context: 🔹 When opening a new codebase, the IDE suggests the kinds of tests the repo usually needs. 🔹 Docs and comments stay consistent with code automatically. 🔹 Code reviews provide instant insights on correctness and performance before pushing changes. For a game that thrives on endless possibilities like Minecraft, this could mean faster iteration, more polished builds, and less friction in managing massive codebases. It feels like a tool designed not just to help us build, but to help us craft smarter, together.

I’ve been spending the past few days with Visual Studio 2026 Insiders, and while it’s still early, I wanted to share some initial thoughts. The issues I used to have with the GitHub Copilot extension are largely addressed. The differences in user experience and feature sets between VS and VS Code always pushed me toward VS Code. I don’t spend much time in SSMS, but I hope that experience also becomes more consistent over time. Now, the feature set feels nearly identical, and the overall experience is clean and crisp. My favorite addition so far is the automatic context based on highlighted lines of code — a small but powerful improvement. On the performance front, the IDE is edging closer to a lightweight editor. Load times are noticeably faster compared to 2022, and switching between large solutions doesn’t drag anymore. Microsoft has clearly invested in responsiveness, which pays off in day-to-day work. The UI refresh deserves its own mention: it looks modern, elegant, and genuinely enjoyable to work in. To put it plainly, it no longer screams “Visual Studio” when someone glances at your screen — and that’s a huge step forward. And the best part? A true Insiders version. No more clunky updates through the installer. All in all, I’m genuinely excited to see where VS 2026 goes next. #GitHubCopilot #DeveloperExperience #Coding #DevTools #Microsoft #AI #CSharp #NET Concurrency, Inc.

Microsoft is launching Auto in Visual Studio Code 🚀 🚀 Smarter Model Selection, Now in VS Code! ⚡Faster responses 🚫Fewer rate limits 💸10% off premium requests Auto model selection is a new capability in GitHub Copilot that automatically selects the best model for the task based on capacity and performance. Modern products aren’t powered by a single model anymore. They’re driven by systems of models, each optimized for different strengths. With Auto, Microsoft brings that ensemble intelligence directly to developers. And it’s just the beginning. Auto will continue to evolve: 🔁 Dynamically scale between small and large models 🧠 Adapt to task complexity 🔄 Integrate model selection into your dev loop Try it out and experience the future of AI-assisted coding: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gTHA-ZsR #GitHubCopilot #VisualStudioCode #AIinDev #AutoMode #ModelSelection #DevProductivity #AItools #CopilotAuto #VSCode #GitHub #AIensemble #DeveloperExperience #MicrosoftAI

🚀 JUST ANNOUNCED: Visual Studio 2026 Microsoft has unveiled the next generation of its IDE, and it’s 🔥 Here’s what’s new: ✨ AI-First Development with GitHub Copilot deeply integrated ⚡ .NET 10 + C# 14 support for modern apps 🎨 Blazing new UI in purple-pink Visual Studio theme 🚀 Faster builds, debugging, and branch switching 🛠️ Improved Hot Reload & cross-platform tooling 👉 What is new in Visual Studio 2026: https://lnkd.in/esgHC_tZ #VisualStudio2026 #GitHubCopilot #DotNet10 #CSharp14 #AI #DeveloperTools Microsoft Microsoft AI #CSharp #DotNet

"I've tried Visual Studio 2026 Insider — Copilot works significantly faster, and so does Visual Studio 2026 overall. Be careful when opening your old projects whose .NET versions are no longer supported. I opened a .NET 5 project and it suddenly broke with a notification to upgrade the .NET version!" #visualstudioinsider #copilot #dotnet

Big news for developers! Grok Code Fast 1 is now available in Visual Studio. This advanced AI model brings smarter, faster coding assistance right into your favorite IDEs via GitHub Copilot Chat. Available in public preview for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise plans, Grok Code Fast 1 supports agent, ask, and edit modes, making coding more intuitive and efficient.