That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

Latest release of Microsoft’s code editor also adds support for Git worktrees and the ability to checkpoint and restore different states of Copilot chat conversations.

Microsoft announced during its Build 2025 keynote that it will open source GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code and add several new features.

Microsoft’s co-founder marks the company’s 50th anniversary by reflecting on Altair BASIC, the software that launched a tech empire—and sharing the original source code for the first time.

Bill Gates is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Microsoft by sharing the Altair Basic source code that created the very foundation of the company.

Ahead of Microsoft's 50th anniversary this week, co-founder Bill Gates has released the company's original source code. Gates and Paul Allen wrote it in BASIC using a PDP-10 mainframe at Harvard.

To commemorate the event, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has posted the source code for Microsoft’s first-ever product, Altair BASIC.

To mark the occasion, Gates has released the source code he and Allen wrote for the Altair 8800 – dubbed Altair BASIC – which became the company's first product.

Bill Gates unveiled the coolest code he's ever written, Altair BASIC, for Microsoft turning 50, this week.