Visual Studio Code v1.78 (April 2023 update) is out with a host of minor improvements, including two that involve colors. For the latter, Microsoft is replacing the default dark and light color ...

The change came in Visual Studio Code 1.54 (now 1.54.1, thanks to a bug fix update), which is available as a universal 64-bit binary, as is standard for apps with Apple Silicon support.

it can still be used to create 32-bit apps if you'd like. On top of being faster and less limited, Visual Studio 2022 features a refreshed design. It has new icons, supports the Cascadia Code font ...

However, Copilot does make R code suggestions and does a decent job of answering R-related questions. Unfortunately, setting up Visual Studio Code ... build a Shiny R app UI if that’s of interest.