Visual Studio Code September 2024 Upgrade

Microsoft’s popular open source editor Visual Studio Code just got upgraded with the release of the September 2024 upgrade. With this release comes several plumbing fixes including a move to ESM (ECMAScript Modules) as well as a switch from the Yarn package manager to NPM.

Highlights of this release are:

  • Find in Explorer – Quickly find files in the Explorer view with the improved Find control.
  • Source Control Graph – More filtering options and interactivity in the Source Control Graph.
  • Python test coverage – Run Python tests with coverage and get rich results in the editor.
  • ESM – Faster VS Code startup thanks to the migration to ESM.
  • Account preference – Specify which account to use for an extension.
  • Copilot in Native REPL – Get code completions and Inline Chat in the Native REPL.
  • Improved chat context – Drag & drop files or use IntelliSense for more relevant chat context.
  • Test environment setup – Get help with setting up a test framework for your workspace.

There are other interesting features in this release such as the new preview ability to log into multiple GitHub accounts at once.

Key Links

Visual Studio Code September Release Notes

Visual Studio Code Homepage

You can learn more about Visual Studio Code and the new features in the September 2024 update in the video below.

Scroll to Top