March 2017 (version 1.11) (opens new window)

March Release Summary (opens new window)

Welcome to the March 2017 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of significant updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Preview: Workbench theming (opens new window) - We're working to make the entire VS Code workbench colors customizable.
• Keyboard shortcuts editor (opens new window) - New keyboard shortcut editor to easily rebind commands to your preferred shortcuts.
• Faster search (opens new window) - Faster text search as well as respecting .gitignore files.
• Panel maximize and restore (opens new window) - Quickly open panels (Output, Terminal, Debug Console) to full size.
• Copy with drag and drop (opens new window) - Choose whether to copy or cut when you drag and drop in the editor.
• Terminal link validation (opens new window) - Integrated Terminal link validation and new customization settings.
• Implementer CodeLens for TypeScript (opens new window) - See who implements an interface or abstract class in a CodeLens window.
• New Debug menu (opens new window) - Run Debug commands directly from the main menu.
• Async call stacks (opens new window) - Async JavaScript call stacks now displayed in the debugger.
• Source Control API released (opens new window) - The Source Control API is now public, opening up VS Code to new SCM providers.

The release notes are arranged in the following sections related to VS Code focus areas. Here are some further updates:

• Editor (opens new window) - New Git SCM provider enabled by default, better file encoding detection, set the default language mode.
• Workbench (opens new window) - Quickly navigate between and resize views, reveal editor if already open.
• Languages (opens new window) - TypeScript 2.2.2, simplified TypeScript server log collection, Objective-C++ support.
• Debugging (opens new window) - Column breakpoints improvements, additional exception information.
• Node.js Debugging (opens new window) - Call stacks show async frames, access loaded scripts.
• Tasks (opens new window) - Extensions can now provide custom tasks and problem matchers.
• Extension Authoring (opens new window) - Debug extension improvements, increased extension size limit.

Implementation CodeLens for TypeScript (opens new window)

We now include a CodeLens that shows the number of implementers of interfaces and abstract classes in TypeScript code.

Clicking on the CodeLens will display a list of all implementations.

This feature is disabled by default and requires TypeScript 2.2.1+. To enable it, add "typescript.implementationsCodeLens.enabled": true to your settings.