Visual Studio Code: 1.88.0 Release

Welcome to the March 2024 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include:

• Apply custom editor labels - Distinguish between editors with same file names.
• Locked scrolling - Compare editors side-by-side with synchronized scrolling.
• Extension update improvements - Restart extensions without reload & update extensions with VS Code releases.
• Test Coverage API - Native code coverage support in VS Code.
• Folding markers in minimap - Easily identify and navigate to code sections from minimap.
• Quick Search improvements - Sticky file path separators and separator buttons.
• Notebook Run cells in section - Quickly run all cells in a notebook section.
• Copilot improvements - Improved inline chat UI, commit messages, and used references.
• Python auto-detect improvements - Detect startup files for Flask & Django, discover Hatch environments.
• Preview: Terminal inline chat - Start a Copilot inline chat conversation directly from the terminal.

If you'd like to read these release notes online, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com. Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.