Visual Studio Code August 2023 Update (v1.93): New Features and Improvements

Visual Studio Code released its August 2023 update, version 1.93, bringing a collection of new features and enhancements for developers.

Profiles editor – A unified entry point for switching and managing configuration profiles, allowing users to create, edit, delete, import, and export profiles.

Optimized Linux window controls – Adds the setting window.experimentalControlOverlay , which displays native window controls even when window.titleBarStyle is set to a custom title bar.

Django unit‑test support – Enables discovery and execution of Django tests directly from the Test Explorer.

IntelliSense on vscode.dev – Provides package typings and full project IntelliSense in Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Firefox; Safari is not supported due to the missing ReadableByteStreamController API.

Notebook diff viewer – Allows efficient viewing of notebook changes by collapsing unchanged cells.

Keyboard column resizing – Introduces the command list.resizeColumn to resize table columns via keyboard input.

Source Control Graph – Moves the history graph to a new view, reducing information overload and allowing users to hide, collapse, or move the view as needed.

GitHub Copilot enhancements – Adds context to quick chat, improves test generation, and preserves chat history.

Experimental custom Copilot commands – Lets users define specific code‑generation instructions for Copilot.

For more details, see the official update page: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_93