VS Code Insiders Podcast VS Code - 2025 Wrapped with Burke Holland and Pierce Boggan
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Dec 23, 2025 Burke Holland, an engineer on the VS Code team, shares insights on the exciting developments in VS Code from 2025. He discusses the impact of Copilot Free's launch, transforming workflows with Copilot Edits and Next Edit Suggestions. Burke explains the innovative Agent Mode for autonomous coding and how custom instructions enhance accuracy. The conversation also covers the importance of open sourcing Copilot Chat and the challenges of security in terminal commands. Together with Pierce Boggan, they reflect on a year of breakthroughs and community feedback that shaped VS Code.
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Open Sourcing Copilot Energized The Team
- The team open-sourced Copilot Chat to return to VS Code's open-source roots and increase transparency.
- Engineers felt energized because the work could be seen and contributed to publicly.
Sandbox Terminal Auto-Approve
- Be cautious with auto-approving terminal commands; prefer sandboxed environments like Codespaces.
- Use allow-lists and sandboxing when letting agents execute shell actions to reduce risk.
Git-Backed Checkpoints For Agent Work
- WorkTree support and chat checkpoints let agents perform long-running edits with Git-backed rollbacks.
- Checkpoints provide a robust undo model for agents that operate over minutes or longer.