VS Code is a popular choice because it’s free, flexible with lots of extensions, and has built-in Git support, making it a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. Learning to code is not exclusively just for software ...

Gamifying learning is all the rage these days, especially when it comes to ed-tech platforms. But the effect that approach has on learning can range significantly, experts say. Some products hook ...

Every developer has their go-to tools, and for me, VS Code is the undisputed champion when it comes to Python. But it’s not just the editor itself that makes the difference; it’s the carefully curated ...

The German historian Oswald Spengler considered our age the age of abstraction. Nowhere is this more apparent than in programming, where abstraction isn’t just a conceptual convenience but an absolute ...

Coding boot camps once looked like the golden ticket to an economically secure future. But as that promise fades, what should you do? By Sarah Kessler When Florencio Rendon was laid off from his third ...

Vibe coding means asking AI to code an app or webpage based on simple language prompts. The practice helps non-programmers create an app without writing a line of code. The four steps to vibe coding ...

I've been experimenting with using ChatGPT to help turbocharge my programming output for over two years. When ChatGPT helped me find a troubling bug, I realized there was something worthwhile in ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

GitHub Copilot Pro now supports GPT-5 in VS Code. A 30-day trial lets you test premium models for free. Add your OpenAI key to bypass Copilot restriction. First, open VS Code. Click the little Copilot ...