Microsoft is rolling out a new Python Environments extension in VS Code, now reaching 20% of stable channel users. The tool ...

New extension pack bundles wildly popular tools for Python development, assisted by the AI-powered GitHub Copilot and a data wrangler.

Besides the extensions for mainstream languages like C++/C, Python, and C#, the VS Code Marketplace has plugins for the more niche languages, like Dart, Kotlin, and Julia.

New extension pack bundles VS Code extensions for Python language support, Jupyter notebooks, data wrangling, and the GitHub Copilot AI-powered programming assistant.

Positron is Posit's new, free IDE for data science. Users can work with Python and R. It explicitly does not replace RStudio.

In fact, you’re cautioned not to install the usual VS Code extensions for R and Python in Positron, since the IDE already comes with that functionality built-in.

Extensions are the company’s first steps in a longer-term plan to expand its portfolio and better serve developers working within the VS Code ecosystemCHANDLER, Ariz., June 25, 2024 (GLOBE ...