I'm a big fan of Visual Studio Code — also commonly known as VS Code. I'm not a coder, but it's long been my writing tool of preference, above all others. One of VS Code's big pulls is that it's open ...

According to Microsoft, the decision to open source GitHub Copilot Chat stems from a growing demand for transparency in how AI-assisted developer tools work -- particularly around prompt engineering, ...

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license. This provides the community access to the full implementation of the chat-based coding ...

Computer engineers and programmers have long relied on reverse engineering as a way to copy the functionality of a computer program without copying that program’s copyright-protected code directly.

In early 2025, a class-action lawsuit against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI over Copilot’s use of open-source training data was still grinding through federal court. By spring 2026, the case remains ...

Open source has never been about a sprawling community of contributors. Not in the way we’ve imagined it, anyway. Most of the software we all depend on is maintained by a tiny core of people, often ...

PCWorld highlights how AI’s hidden capabilities make open-source software essential for security, as consumers cannot easily detect AI manipulation in closed-source code. Security experts at RSAC 2026 ...

Beyond uniting developers under shared ideologies, goals and pain points, Open Source Summit North America ignited conversations at the intersection of code, community and change. Against the backdrop ...