VS Code

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a free, open-source, and cross-platform source-code editor developed by Microsoft. It is highly extensible, supporting a wide range of programming languages and frameworks through a rich ecosystem of extensions, and offers integrated debugging, Git control, and…

Key facts

First appeared: 2015
Category: devops_tool
Problem solved: VS Code was created to address the need for a modern, lightweight, fast, and highly extensible code editor that could serve as a productive tool for web developers and modern application development across various operating systems, without the overhead of a full-fledged integrated development environment (IDE). It aimed to bridge the gap between simple text editors and complex IDEs.
Platforms: windows, linux, macos, web (VS Code for the Web, GitHub Codespaces)

Related technologies

JetBrains WebStorm
JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA (Community/Ultimate)
Fleet
Sublime Text 4
Vim/Neovim (with extensive configuration)
Node.js
React
Angular
Vue.js
Python
Java
C#
TypeScript
Docker
Git
Azure
AWS

Notable users

Microsoft
Google
Facebook (Meta)
Amazon
Netflix
IBM
Many startups and individual developers globally