Content by Rachel Kang (3)

Rachel Kang introduces a new “thinking effort” control in Visual Studio 18.9 Insiders 2 that lets developers tune how much reasoning supported AI models use per request. The post explains the available levels, where to configure them in the model management UI, and how higher reasoning settings affect usage credits and response depth.

Rachel Kang explains new Visual Studio features for working with GitHub Copilot models: pinning favorites in the model picker, comparing model capabilities (like context window size and vision support), and tracking context window and plan usage so long-running chats don’t catch you off guard.

Rachel Kang introduces the new Plan agent in Visual Studio, aimed at helping teams avoid wasted work by drafting and refining an implementation plan before any files are changed. The post explains how the agent asks clarifying questions, produces a detailed plan, and then hands off to Agent mode for step-by-step implementation.