VS Code: Windows and Terminals Get Superpowers
VS Code had a massive day with 13 merged PRs, featuring major editor improvements including a critical ViewModel fix that prevented all lines from disappearing. The team added support for Ghostty terminal on Mac and Linux, introduced floating window features with always-on-top support, and made several performance improvements to Git services.
Duration: PT4M1S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from VS Code.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: VS Code
- Published: 2026-02-22T11:15:46Z
- Audio duration: PT4M1S
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Hey there, code crafters! Welcome back to another episode of the VS Code podcast. I'm your host, and wow, do we have a packed show for you today! February 22nd brought us one of those beautiful development days where everything just clicks - 13 merged pull requests and a bunch of additional commits that are going to…
Let's dive right into the star of the show - Alexandru Dima just saved us all from a potentially hair-pulling bug. Picture this: you're working away in your editor and suddenly... all your lines disappear. Not fun, right? Well, Alex tackled this head-on with a massive 862 line addition across 6 files, fixing a…
Now, here's something that caught my eye and got me genuinely excited - Anthony Kim brought us Ghostty terminal support for Mac and Linux! If you haven't heard of Ghostty, it's this sleek, modern terminal that's been gaining traction in the developer community. Anthony spent some serious time refining this, adding…
Benjamin Pasero was absolutely on fire yesterday - and I mean that in the best way! He pushed through multiple PRs that are all about making VS Code's windowing experience more powerful. First up, floating windows now support always-on-top…
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