Add proposed blog article for the new VSCode extension

_data/authors.yml

@@ -476,3 +476,7 @@ owen-voorhees:
   name: Owen Voorhees
   github: owenv
   about: "Owen Voorhees is a member of the team at Apple working on Swift Build."
+
+adam-ward:
+  name: Adam Ward
+  about: "Adam Ward is a member of the team at Apple working on Swift tooling."

_posts/2025-02-10-vscode-swift-2.md

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+---
+layout: post
+published: true
+date: 2025-02-10 16:00:00
+title: Updating the Visual Studio Code extension for Swift
+author: [adam-ward]
+---
+
+Today, we are excited to announce a new version of the Swift extension for
+Visual Studio Code -- now [published to the extension
+marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=swiftlang.swift-vscode)
+as an official supported release of the Swift team. The aim of this extension is
+to provide a high-quality, feature-complete extension that makes developing Swift
+applications on all platforms a seamless experience.
+
+![VS Code running with the Swift extension](/assets/images/vscode-extension-blog/vscode-swift-2.png)
+
+As we continue to invest in Swift as a first-class language for cross-platform
+development, both Apple and the broader developer community are rapidly
+iterating on the VS Code extension to expand its capabilities for server and
+cloud, embedded, and Linux and Windows app development. The original extension
+was developed by members of the Swift Server Working Group, and with its broader
+scope, they have graciously supported this transition to the [GitHub /swiftlang
+organization](https://github.com/swiftlang) and the creation of a new publisher
+for the extension.
+
+For existing Swift developers using VS Code, the transition should be seamless:
+the old release should automatically install the new extension and disable
+itself, and moving forward all language features will be provided by the new
+extension. You’re welcome to uninstall the original extension, which has been
+renamed to reflect its deprecated status. 
+
+Further details about the migration can be found on the [Swift
+Forums](https://forums.swift.org/t/vs-code-swift-extension-migration/77795). If
+you have any issues migrating, please [file an
+issue](https://github.com/swiftlang/vscode-swift/issues) or comment on the forum
+post.