Visual Studio Code 1.78 releases profile templates for Python, Java, Angular

Visual Studio Code 1.78, also known as the April 2023 release of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code source code editor, introduces built-in profile templates for Python and Java as well as new color themes.

Release May 3Visual Studio Code 1.78 can be downloaded from visualstudio.com for Windows, Linux and Mac.

Profile templates in VS Code 1.78 serve as organized profiles for different languages ​​and scenarios, allowing developers to customize VS Code for specific workflows. Models are available for Python, Javadata Science, Node.jsAnd Angular. The update also includes new default color themes, with Dark Modern and Light Modern replacing Dark+ and Light+.

Other new features and improvements in Visual Studio Code 1.78:

• The old diff algorithm is deprecated. The new diff algorithm produces better diffs in many cases, but may be slower for some documents. While the old algorithm remains the default for the difference editor, plans are to slowly change the default for the new algorithm and measure its performance.
• THE js/ts.implicitProjectConfig.strictNullChecks can be used to enable strict null values ​​for JavaScript in HTML blocks.
• Users can now launch a standalone color picker to insert and replace colors.
• Continuous execution can now be activated for individual tests.
• Videos can be dragged and dropped into Markdown files.
• Developers can now drag and drop image files into Markdown cells in notebooks to create attachments.
• Typescript 5.1 is supported. This version of TypeScript is currently in beta.
• Inline completion functionality has been rewritten and bugs have been fixed. An Accept Line command has been added and Accept Word now works on multiple lines.
• Code actions and quick fixes are now supported in the source code control message box.
• A new code snippet variable, CURRENT_TIMEZONE_OFFSETreturns the current time offset in the format +HHMM Or -HHMM.
• Screen reader users can exclude aria label hints from a feature to reduce redundancy via the "accessibility.verbosity.diff-editor" And "accessibility.verbosity.terminal" settings. New audio cues are also supported.
• VS Code for Web now supports committing files to Git Large File Storage (LFS) in repositories hosted on GitHub.

Predecessor VS-Code 1.77released on March 30, included deeper integration with the GitHub Copilot AI coding helper.