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Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a flexible, cross-platform editor that can be transformed into a full-blown IDE for most any language or workflow. Over the past few years, it has exploded in ...

For years, VBA (Virtual Basic for Applications) has been the go-to language for automating tasks and extending the ...

Overview:  VS Code leads by flexibility. It fits almost every language, workflow, and team size. That’s why it is the daily ...

OpenAI rolled out Canvas today with new features, including the ability to run Python code and custom GPTs within the application. Microsoft-backed (NASDAQ:MSFT) OpenAI first introduced Canvas, an ...

Have you ever found yourself wrestling with Excel formulas, wishing for a more powerful tool to handle your data? Or maybe you’ve heard the buzz about Python in Excel and wondered if it’s truly the ...

“Vibe coding” appeared in early 2025 to describe the simple idea of programming with AI tools. So I tested a range of them — and these are the three best ones. Vibe coding transcends small projects, ...

With the features and performance of AI transforming so rapidly, navigating the world of AI coding tools can feel a little confusing. If you’ve been pondering which AI coding assistant to incorporate ...

Need help choosing the best Python ORM for your projects? Here's what you need to know about SQLAlchemy, PonyORM, Django ORM, Peewee, SQLObject, and Tortoise ORM. When you want to work with a ...