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[embedded content]Microsoft Garage today aounced a new project called “Ink to Code” which will help developers to easily move from prototyping to real development. With Ink to Code, developers can draw wire frame sketches and export them into source code on Visual Studio. It currently supports prototyping for UWP and Android user interfaces. Ink to Code uses artificial intelligence and automation to develop code from wire frame sketches. For now, Ink to Code will only support basic app visual elements including labels, text fields, text paragraphs, images, and buttons.Ink to Code not only offers time-saving benefits but also fosters the collaborative and prototyping process key for designers...

In August, Microsoft released a new Visual Studio Code logo. The company changed the shape of the Visual Studio Code logo, but there was another big change: the colour of the logo was changed from blue to orange. While that may not sound like a big d...

Microsoft is soon going to be rolling out a new logo for its cross-platform code editor, Visual Studio Code. The new logo, which you can see above, ditches the old blue look for a new orange accent. The logo will appear first in Insider builds of Visual Studio Code sometime soon, and it’ll be released to everyone else sometime in early September. Here’s how the new logo will look for Visual Studio Code users ruing the Insider builds: It isn’t clear why exactly Microsoft is going for the new color and look, but Chris Dias, a member of the Visual Studio Code team at Microsoft stated: The “I...

Microsoft’s cross-platform code editor, Visual Studio Code, is getting a boost with a major update today. Visual Studio Code now includes an auto-indentation feature — which, as the name suggests, will automagically indent your code on the editor. The auto-indentation feature will automatically ind...

Microsoft has now added supportfor Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) inVisual Studio Code through the updated v1.116.0 release of the Visual Studio Team Services extension.TFVC will work for both Team Foundation Server 2015 Update 2 (or later) andTeam Services. This support will enable user...

Visual Studio Code has been updated once again with a host of new features. Microsoft today released version 1.6 of the code editor, bringing TypeScript 2.0 and much more. Firstly, the update brings TypeScript 2.0 which is definitely a major new feature if you happen to be a fan of TypeScript. Microsoft says Visual Studio Code now ships with TypeScript 2.0.3, but users can rollback to an older version of TypeScript very easily. In addition to TypeScript 2.0, the update also brings a new feature called Format on Save — as the name suggests, this feature will basically make sure your code looks great using your favourite formatting every time you save a file. The update also lets users quickly...

Microsoft has released a really nice update to Visual Studio Code on Windows, macOS and Linux. The company has finally added Tabs with the latest update to Visual Studio Code, this has been a feature a lot of developers asked for, and it’s finally here with version 1.3. You can move around the tabs by dragging-and-dropping them, switch between the tabs using CTRL+Tab, and disabled them if you prefer the older UI. In addition to tabs, Microsoft has also improved Extensions management in Visual Studio Code. In version 1.3, you’ll now see an Extensions button in Visual Studio Code where you can see which extensions are installed on your system, search for extensions, and install extensions with...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code today picked up a pretty major update. The company today released Code 1.2, which introduces a couple of new features for the code editor, debugger, and for Extensions as well. With the latest update, Microsoft is adding the ability to trim automatically inserted whitespace which is a very handy feature. For Extensions, Microsoft is now allowing users to manage their extensions right from the command line — users can list, install or uninstall any extension they want from the command line. Here are some of the other highlights of Visual Studio Code 1.2: Editor: Ability to trim automatically inserted whitespace, a new key binding to select all find matches, and ...

Microsoft today released a new version of Visual Code Studio update for Insiders with a bunch of improvements and bug fixes. Today, the company released version 0.10.10 of the app, which brings a toe of improvement for JavaScript, and some new features for the Editor itself. One of the notable new features is the new Source Code Folding which is definitely a very nice addition. Here are the key new features and improvements in this build: Salsa is now the default JavaScript language service. Folding, the most requested feature, is now available. There is support for localization and accessibility The full changelog for the latest update is available here. Nonetheless, if you use Visual Studi...