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How AI Agents Figure Out APIs When Building an IDE with a Brand-New .NET UI Framework

2026-02-08 — LibraStudio Dev Log #1 Background Why Another .NET IDE? The IDE options in the .NET ecosystem are actually quite limited. Visual Studio is powerful but Windows-only, and even the Community Edition has restrictions on commercial use. The VS Code + C# Dev Kit combo is great, but the fact that C# Dev Kit is proprietary doesn’t change. Ultimately, vendor lock-in occurs at critical points, and the entire tool chain and workflow built on top becomes dependent on a specific vendor’s decisions. ...

February 8, 2026 · 8 min ·  rkttu