Microsoft today announced the release of Visual Studio Code v1.60 (August 2021 release). This new update comes with several new features including automatic language detection, bracket colorization, JavaScript/TypeScript inlay hints and more.

You can find the highlights of this release below.

• Automatic language detection – Programming language detected when you paste into VS Code. The automatic language detection feature uses machine learning to guess the language.
• Built-in fast bracket colorization – Fast bracket matching and colorization for large files.
• Settings editor syntax highlighting – Rich syntax highlighting for setting description code blocks.
• Custom terminal glyph rendering – Better display of box drawing and block element characters.
• Set debugging Watch values – Change watched values during a debugging session.
• Notebook improvements – Markdown link navigation, faster rendering of large outputs.
• JavaScript/TypeScript inlay hints – Inline hints for parameter names and types, and more.
• Locked editor group preview – Keep a preferred editor layout by locking the editor group.
• Python extension testing updates – Better support for test discovery, navigation, and status.
• Web extension authors guide – Learn how to update your extension for VS Code in the browser.

Source: Microsoft