Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Tests Copilot-Powered Tool to Modernize JavaScript/TypeScript in VS Code

Microsoft previews a GitHub Copilot-powered VS Code Insiders tool that modernizes JavaScript/TypeScript apps by upgrading npm ...
techzine

GitHub buys open-source JavaScript registry npm

GitHub, part of Microsoft, is investing heavily in the open source software community. Recently, the startup and open source registry for JavaScript software packages npm was taken over. With the ...
Visual Studio Magazine

GitHub Ships Early December Copilot Updates Across Spaces, Visual Studio and Model Options

GitHub changelog posts detail new Copilot Spaces sharing features, a Visual Studio Copilot update, and public preview access ...
techzine

Python dethrones JavaScript as most-used language on GitHub

Python has dethroned JavaScript as the most-used language on GitHub. This is mainly thanks to the language’s frequent use for AI and data science. Contributions to specifically GenAI projects alone ...
TechCrunch

GitHub nabs JavaScript packaging vendor npm

GitHub, the developer repository owned by Microsoft, made a little deal of its own this morning when it bought JavaScript packaging vendor npm for an undisclosed amount. As GitHub CEO Nat Friedman ...

Zig turns its back on GitHub: Frustration over Actions and Microsoft's AI course

The programming language Zig is leaving GitHub after ten years. The reason is problems with GitHub Actions, chaotic job ...
GeekWire

Microsoft-owned GitHub to acquire JavaScript package manager Npm

GitHub announced Monday that it will acquire npm, a JavaScript package manager. Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every headline GitHub will join Microsoft’s CoreAI division with ...