Visual Studio Code
A free code editor, which runs on the macOS, Linux, and Windows operating systems
Operating system: Windows
Publisher: Microsoft
Release : Visual Studio Code 1.35.1
Antivirus check: passed
Visual Studio Code is a powerful development environment from Microsoft which serves for creating web and cloud applications. It has a small size and is very similar in functionality to Visual Studio. The program includes a lot of compilation tools and is "packaged" into a modern interface.
One of the most important features of this IDE is the ability to manage Git. It allows you to test assemblies, create "packages" and deploy a variety of software types. You may write code for a particular task in Visual Studio Code and then add it into the ready project and set it up using the correct argument. The user has at his disposal a huge library with templates, snippets and ready code fragments. If you wish, you can add your own elements to the library.
Visual Studio Code facilitates streamlined web and cloud application development with its expansive compilation tools and convenient, modern interface.
Visual Studio Code works with C#, F#, C++, Lua, Clojure, PHP, Perl, HTML, JSON, Visual Basic, Java, Python, SQL, XML and other languages. In addition, development on Node.js and ASP.NET is supported. Written code can be saved as a text file.
As we have already said before, Visual Studio Code has a very convenient modern interface. When working with the environment you can open several independent windows and panels with variables at once. The window can be divided into two parts with a code editor and a toolbar. This feature is very useful when comparing code. Microsoft allows developers to use Visual Studio Code absolutely free and without any restrictions.
- Built-in support for PHP, Perl, Python, Lua, C#, C++, Clojure, F#, Visual Basic, XML, JSON, Java, HTML, Visual Basic, SQL and some others;
- built-in Git management tools;
- development support on Node.js and ASP.NET;
- powerful compilation and debugging tools;
- the ability to run multiple independent copies;
- possibility of dividing the workspace window into two parts for convenient code comparison;
- You may download and work with Visual Studio Code absolutely free of charge.
PROS
Excellent integration with Git for version control.
Fully customizable and extendable with plugins.
CONS
Missing some advanced features found in full-fledged IDEs.
Initial setup and extensions may be confusing for beginners.
Jackson
Visual Studio Code or VS Code in short is one of the most popular Text Editor applications. Although the text editor sounds very limited, users can make the VS Code equally powerful like an IDE if they want.
Tue, Jan 2, 2024
VS Code is an open-source software from Microsoft, and the entire codebase is available on GitHub. Users can use the VS Code on all platforms, whether that is a Windows operating system, Linux or macOS, etc.
Initially, Visual Studio Code is a very lightweight text editor. It has built-in MarkDown support along with complete Git support. Users can use the VS Code for writing code in any programming language. This also has an in-built extension gallery from where the users can install any suitable extension for any programming language they want.
As the VS Code extension marketplace is huge, there are a ton of extensions to try, and a lot of new extensions are also being added on a regular basis. VS Code also offers a synchronization feature, and the users can synchronize every setting, extension, and snippet throughout all operating systems and devices easily.
