If you want to configure VS Code for Microsoft C++ and make sure that its compiler is working. Working solutions have been mentioned in this post.

VS Code: New C++ language extension brings Microsoft's code-completion to Raspberry Pi 4 Microsoft forges ahead with support for Arm-based platforms, including its Surface Pro X and the Raspberry Pi.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 20%-30% of code inside the company's repositories is "written by software," meaning AI.