Microsoft open-sources 86-DOS 1.00, the ancestor of Windows

The source code for 86-DOS 1.00, the OS that eventually became MS-DOS and Windows, is now available on GitHub.

"GitHub is failing me, every single day, and it is personal": After Xbox and Windows, now GITHUB is in crisis — Microsoft, what are you doing?

One of GitHub's most staple contributors announced they are abandoning ship due to constant outages. GitHub's COO responds, ...

Notepad++ Code Editor Comes to Mac After 20-Year Wait

The popular Notepad++ coding editor is now available as a native macOS app, following an unofficial open-source community ...
Redmondmag.com

Microsoft Open Sources Earliest DOS Code on Anniversary

Microsoft on Tuesday released the earliest known DOS source code materials found to date to mark the 45th anniversary of 86-DOS 1.00.
Visual Studio Magazine

VS 2026 Joins VS Code with Integrated Cloud Agent: Assign a Task, Close the IDE, Get a PR

Visual Studio 2026 has further integrated GitHub Copilot's cloud agent to its Copilot Chat picker -- catching up to VS Code -- and the async workflow it enables, where a task runs on GitHub Actions ...

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