Visual Studio Code 1.70, the latest release of Microsoft’s popular code editor, promises easier title bar customization and Git merge conflict resolution, among a host of other improvements.

However, VS Code’s endless customizability is what truly sets it apart from its rivals, and there’s a barrage of extensions you can add to the code editor to boost its functionality even further.

When the VS Code Speech extension is not yet installed, selecting the icon firsts asks to install the extension to enable speech-to-text capabilities. Voice support for agents and slash commands: When ...