Mac app · Microsoft
Visual Studio Code
Best for: Extensible code editor for most languages.
- Best for
- Extensible code editor for most languages
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Price
- Free
- Our testing
- Not yet hands-on tested
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Visual Studio Code
Free
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Features
- Code editor with IntelliSense
- Integrated terminal and Git
- Huge extension marketplace
- Debugging
- Remote development
Benefits and disadvantages
Benefits
- Free and widely used
- Extensible for any language
- Active development
- Cross-platform
Disadvantages (cons)
- Electron app uses more memory
- Extensions can slow it down
- Telemetry enabled by default
- Not a full IDE for every language
Who should use Visual Studio Code
- Web and general-purpose developers
- Students
- Teams wanting a shared editor
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