Microsoft shifts Visual Studio Code to weekly releases, allowing faster AI feature updates and improvements to developer workflows.

Gotta go fast.

With the release of Visual Studio Code 1.111, Microsoft has moved its lightweight code editor to a weekly update schedule.

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Visual Studio Code is moving to weekly releases. Microsoft will replace the long-standing monthly update cycle with smaller weekly updates, starting with version 1.111, to deliver features more ...

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