Day 1 Recap: What You Missed (or Watched Twice) | LIVE149

Pierce Boggan recaps day one highlights from Microsoft Build 2026, focusing on how VS Code and GitHub Copilot roles are evolving, what’s coming next for AI adoption in the editor, and how agent-style workflows are changing developer expectations.

Overview

This session is a day-one recap from Microsoft Build 2026, calling out key moments and themes around VS Code and GitHub Copilot.

Resources

• https://aka.ms/VSCode/LiveStage
• https://build.microsoft.com

Speakers

• Pierce Boggan
• Burke Holland

Key topics mentioned

VS Code and GitHub Copilot roles

• Discussion about how VS Code and GitHub Copilot fit together and how their roles are being framed.

Upcoming VS Code AI adoption session

• A preview/tease of an upcoming session focused on AI adoption in VS Code.

Live coding plans

• Mentions Kent C. Dodds co-hosting and a planned live coding session.

Copilot as an agent-native desktop experience

• Mentions a “Copilot app” positioned as an agent-native desktop experience.
• Includes audience discussion about how many agents might be feasible within an app.

Developer expectations and trust

• Notes developer uncertainty about evolving expectations.
• Mentions a theme of developers trusting whether code works rather than inspecting all details.

Agent loop and Copilot SDK

• Mentions the “agent loop” concept.
• Mentions the role of the Copilot SDK in GitHub products.

Microsoft coding model built from scratch

• Mentions details about being Microsoft’s first coding model built from scratch.