You just reminded me that I haven't opened VS since 2023. I'll make sure to disable my internet the next time I open it so it doesn't try to download this AI crap onto my computer. I already got rid of copilot and onedrive

Yesterday I tested the "regular" agent, and it spectacularily failed to open and edit a loaded project file ~15 times in a loop until i stopped it, unloaded the project manually, after which it could do its unnecessary two-line "fix"

We are in the future.

I left even VSCodium for Geany recently. It's pretty cool.

more malware and higher ram consumption for the spyware is my guess

Related: https://lemmy.world/post/45027584 (...are you JetBrains or Anthropic, or? // Instead of actually valuable settings, there's the first - "Claude Code Plugin"...)

Clarification on when this is available/applies:

Preloading extensions on background thread began in version 18.0, and is now enabled for 50% of developers. Starting 18.4 we will bring it to 100%. Also, this experience is limited to reopening a solution, e.g. from the “Get started” window or “File > Recent Projects and Solutions”. Thank you for your feedback on how much details you expect to see in the blog posts!

I have the January feature update installed but I don't see a/the compress empty lines setting.

I've been using the Extension Shrink Empty Lines for quite a while. Great to see it's supposedly supported natively now.

Visual Studio 2026 is AI-native, making it the world’s first Intelligent Developer Environment (IDE).

I'm suddenly glad I was forced to stop using a product I'd exclusively recommended for years. Go fuck yourself, Microsoft.

Yes the fanboys that want early access will like it.

Lemme guess, more AI?

Vibe coders rejoice!

Yeah, I'm still catching up on links - a couple of weeks behind after real life stuff got in the way

There is already newer (17.14.10) version available

The only Maui you should be using is the original https://mauikit.org/