Visual Studio Code is an open source code editor with support for IntelliSense, debugging, Git and code snippets. Downloads are available for Windows, Linux and macOS. Support for common scripting and programming languages is present and it can also be done via extensions to be expanded. Microsoft has released version 1.71.0 and detailed information about that release is out this page to find. This is the announcement:
August 2022 (version 1.71)
Welcome to the August 2022 release of Visual Studio Code. August is when many of the engineers on VS Code take their vacations, but there are still many updates in this version that we hope you’ll like:
- Merge editor improvements – Easier transition between text and merge editors.
- Expanded codec support – To help display embedded audio and video in notebooks and webviews.
- File rename selection – Pressing F2 selects filename, whole name, or file extension.
- New CodeActionUI – Quickly find the Code Action you’re looking for.
- Terminal updates – Shell integration for fish and Git Bash, new smooth scrolling.
- Jupyter notebook image pasting – Paste and preview image files in notebook Markdown cells.
- TypeScript live streams – Watch TS “Crash Course” or “Tips and Tricks” on YouTube.
- Live Preview extension – Live Preview now supports multi-root web projects.
- Markdown Language Server blog post – Learn how Markdown support moved to a Language Server.
If you’d like to read these release notes online, go to updates on code.visualstudio.com.
| Version number | 1.71.0 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Linux, macOS, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| Website | Microsoft |
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| License type | GPL |