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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

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Users consistently praise Visual Studio Code for its lightweight performance and extensive customization options, which allow for a tailored coding experience across various programming languages. The built-in Git integration and IntelliSense features enhance productivity, making it a preferred choice for many developers. However, some users note that performance can decline when too many extensions are installed.

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Alejandro C.
AC
Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"VS Code is the best text editor there is. It is as powerful as an IDE"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

VS Code is the most stable and lighteight text editor you will find. It is updated frequently and its functions are really powerful, on par with any IDE on the market. It is multi-platform and multi-language software. In addition, there is a whole universe of plugins for VS Code, which will greatly increase its capabilities. It is free and has permanent support from Microsoft, which guarantees that it will always be at the forefront. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

When you start using VS Code the program will start to detect and download the support for each of the languages of the files that you open, which will take some time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rachit S.
RS
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Multilanguage cross platform tool"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio is a platform that is the first choice of any developer who can start their own code. It supports integration of multiple languages ​​simultaneously. It binds the interdependence of paths and modules with the environment of anaconda. It has a highly specialized editor for code and a customized version of the kernel and shell for various terminals. It also supports git configuration to upload code directly from the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Since it supports a lot of features, it is a good product or a good tool to use, but it has some problems or bugs that need to be fixed once it is as if it is a kernel that ever restarts goes. One is with a fluctuating editor to display code and output. There is no support for eliminating infinite loops or recurring errors. With these errors it adds an effective solution for every developer that makes it different from others and is widely usable in today's era. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mohammed B.
MB
Sr. Linux System Administrator
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Universal compiler"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It is a wise resource that saves a great deal a lot of time. Visual offers simple support for your command server. Among the strengths of Visual Studio is actually the assistance of a number of programming languages. Moreover, dropping and dragging the controls into a type makes it easier to produce applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I do not like you get an instant error and question why the code does not do the job. You've to debug with print.debug, type by type, to find exactly where the code went incorrect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

saketh y.
SY
Associate Software Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Very good IDE for coding"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

there are three things i like most about visual Studio Code.

1. Customisable User Interface.

2.Launching Speed of Repository/Folder.

3.Docker Image Creation and Pushing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

One weird thing i don't like is whenever you delete a repository using system terminal command line and fetch same repository and open VS Code via command line all i could see is empty application In order open my repository i need to completely close Visual Studio Code and then open it again Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Foster H.
FH
Sr Manager, IT
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great general editor for development"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I really enjoy the versatility of VS Code as an editor. The ability to use Code across javascript, c#, angular, etc allows it to be a quick editor that is easy to install. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

VS Code is a little clunky to use as an IDE; but that really is not the intention of Code. So while using VS Code in it's meant for use-case, I have not dislikes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alexandre S.
AS
C# / Angular Developer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"We use this software in order to work on front end languages! The plug in system is perfect"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Plugin systeme is very important ! In fact, Indeed, thanks to the plug in of visual studio I can have the best text colouring or even go even further by optimising my application build system. In addition, the software is open source which allows me to contribute to many improvements on all this. Sometimes Visual Code is not very fast pour execute a lot of different things. The software can be slow, I have detected many bugs with the use of the system path which is not used very well. Sometimes Visual Code is not very fast pour execute a lot of different things. The software can be slow, I have detected many bugs with the use of the system path which is not used very well. Sometimes Visual Code is not very fast pour execute a lot of different things. The software can be slow, I have detected many bugs with the use of the system path which is not used very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes Visual Code is not very fast pour execute a lot of different things. The software can be slow, I have detected many bugs with the use of the system path which is not used very well. Sometimes Visual Code is not very fast pour execute a lot of different things. The software can be slow, I have detected many bugs with the use of the system path which is not used very well. Sometimes Visual Code is not very fast pour execute a lot of different things. The software can be slow, I have detected many bugs with the use of the system path which is not used very well. Sometimes Visual Code is not very fast pour execute a lot of different things. The software can be slow, I have detected many bugs with the use of the system path which is not used very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankush s.
AS
Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Visual studio code beats notepad ++"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

In visual studio code, i have freemarker language highlighter and much more plugins to use. Also the multiple window feature is very awesome.

Integrating it with github is very easy for github users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Using the visual studio code is very helpful to the users however, closing multi windows is a bit tricky in this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RS
S
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Best IDE for Modern Developer!!"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

There are number of things that make Visual Studio Code the best source code editor till now. Best thing about this editor is that It's open source and very powerful editor compare to all other free or paid editors in market.

It makes development so seamless and fast whether it's a Frontend or Backend development. After integrating the few extensions from extensions available in Visual Studio Code, It becomes even more powerful editor.

Community of Visual Studio code is very active in terms of update an extension development.

Integrated terminal and Git makes development workflow very fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

One thing I do not like about the Visual Studio Code is that sometimes it consume so much your physical memory. Your system needs to be at specific configuration in order to run this smooth and fast. Apart from this there is no cons that I can think of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Siraset J.
SJ
Lead Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Python Friendly IDE"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

UI, Plugins system, YAML-based configuration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It crash itself sometime. Some plugins can slow whole application runtime Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best Code Editor so far"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I have been using Visual Studio Code for java, python, and javascript. It is the best code editor because it provides auto-correction, terminal access, customized extensions, library installation recommendation, layout customizations, shortcuts. New features like stories and theme customizations are regularly being updated. Certainly best code editor in the market right now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes slows down when downloading and installing new libraries and packages otherwise, all good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing Insights

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

Average Discount

19%

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