VS Code Insiders Podcast Beyond the Keynote: VS Code at GitHub Universe 2025
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Nov 10, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Pierce Bogan, a key member of the VS Code team, dives into the exciting evolution of VS Code as an AI-native editor. He details how AI and agent-driven workflows are reshaping coding practices, enhancing tools like Copilot, and streamlining collaboration. Listeners will be intrigued by insights on open-sourcing the Copilot chat extension, the concept of plan mode for workflow management, and how custom agents can improve development efficiency. Pierce also emphasizes the importance of integrating these tools into everyday coding environments.
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First Time Keynoting At GitHub Universe
- Pierce attended GitHub Universe for the first time and presented onstage despite being new to keynoting.
- He enjoyed the developer-focused energy and plans to return next year.
VS Code As An AI-Native Editor
- VS Code is evolving into an AI-native editor by integrating AI across the editor, terminal, and source control features.
- The team focuses on making AI features open and extensible so the community can build and inspect them.
Copilot Chat Extension Open-Sourced
- The team open-sourced the GitHub Copilot chat extension and merged functionality to reduce duplicate requests and conflicts.
- Combining extensions aims to use one model and prompt to speed and improve suggestions in the editor.