Fortunately, Visual Studio Code has a little terminal you can use to run commands without needing to swap between windows.
To configure VS Code for Microsoft C++, follow the steps mentioned below. Download and install Microsoft Visual Studio Code Install C++ Extension Install and setup the MinGW Compiler Set the path and ...
Visual Studio Code just released its November 2025 update, version 1.107. There are more improvements for AI coding agents ...
Public preview of Microsoft’s C++ tools for the AI coding assistant are available in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders.