: Notifications were further reduced while in Zen mode to provide a more distraction-free environment. Release Statistics Release Date : November 6, 2019.
The Visual Studio Code 1.40 release, also known as the update, was primarily a "housekeeping" iteration focused on improving stability and addressing the project's issue backlog. Core Focus: Housekeeping
: Closed 287 pull requests to streamline the codebase. visual-studio-code-1-40
: The team closed 4,622 issues across all VS Code repositories, a significant increase from the previous housekeeping session in 2018.
For detailed technical changes, you can view the official October 2019 (version 1.40) Release Notes on the Visual Studio Code website. : Notifications were further reduced while in Zen
: Despite 2,195 new issues being created during the iteration, there was a net reduction of 2,427 open issues. Key UI & UX Enhancements
Unlike feature-heavy updates, version 1.40 prioritized grooming the GitHub repositories: Core Focus: Housekeeping : Closed 287 pull requests
: Two new theme colors ( window.activeBorder and window.inactiveBorder ) were introduced to allow users and theme authors to customize the VS Code window border.
