Visual Studio Code Reviews & Product Details

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a free, lightweight, and powerful source code editor developed by Microsoft, compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. It offers a rich set of features, including debugging support, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets, code refactoring, and built-in Git integration. Users can customize the editor by changing themes, keyboard shortcuts, and preferences, as well as by installing extensions to enhance functionality. VS Code supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, making it a versatile tool for developers. Key Features and Functionality: - Debugging: Built-in debugger with support for various programming languages, allowing developers to set breakpoints, inspect variables, and step through code. - Syntax Highlighting and IntelliSense: Provides syntax highlighting and intelligent code completion for numerous languages, enhancing code readability and productivity. - Integrated Git Control: Seamless Git integration enables users to manage version control directly within the editor. - Extensions and Customization: A vast marketplace of extensions allows users to add new languages, debuggers, and tools, tailoring the editor to their specific needs. - Integrated Terminal: Built-in terminal supports various shells, enabling command-line operations without leaving the editor. Primary Value and User Solutions: Visual Studio Code streamlines the development process by combining a robust set of features with a user-friendly interface. Its cross-platform compatibility and extensive extension ecosystem cater to a diverse developer community, supporting a wide array of programming languages and frameworks. By integrating essential tools like debugging, version control, and terminal access into a single environment, VS Code enhances productivity and efficiency, reducing the need to switch between multiple applications. Its customizable nature allows developers to tailor the editor to their workflows, addressing the unique challenges they face in software development.

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Microsoft

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English

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Value at a Glance

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

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Luis P.

Robotic Process Automation Consultant/Developer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/1/2020

"A friend of every developer"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code is the best editor in history, and after 2017 I'm using this editor and I can point out that this is all I need. What I love most about this particular editor is actually the response time and the user interface. It supports all coding languages. I used this Visual Studio code produced by Microsoft and it's really wide and good for typing Typcript and Javascript. This is support. What is great is really integrated terminal, git tags and debugging tags, which I usually use in Property. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Visual studio code requires getting used to because it is very different from other compilers available on the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

You are able to get the perfect code by downloading the appropriate components and extensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using vs. code, you can write javascript code more efficiently than other code and you can use it to write special libraries in nodejs, Angular , etc. Code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/2/2020

"Simple, low-overhead, easy to use IDE"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Other IDE's can be SUPER high overhead, causing my computer to freeze up constantly. VS Code allows me to code, run applications via the terminal, handle GIT and more right in one interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

The GIT interface for resolving conflicts could be better. I'm sure a plugin will eventually address this shortcoming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use VS Code to build UI interfaces, and run our dev environments via command line. It's simple to bring new employees up to speed because the interface is very straight forward. Plugins definitely allow it to be customized to your environment to adapt to different version management systems or application frameworks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Collin R.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/29/2020

"Best IDE in the Industry"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code is one of the best IDE to use in industry. I love it because of how customizable it is to be able to create an environment you can work in properly. My favorite feature is the marketplace allowing you to add extensions to visual studio code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There's nothing to dislike about Visual Studio code overall it's a great IDE to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

I would highly recommend using Visual Studio Code in your workplace. It's very easy and customizable for you and your entire team to use. It makes coding easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

With Visual Studio, we are able to create a uniformed environment for our team to develop on. We found using visual code Studio to be the best solution turn sure that everybody is using the same software and has the same setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Isaac K.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/8/2020

"I've hardly gone a day in over a year without opening VS code"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The interface is very elegant especially after installing themes material or oceanic next. The integrated terminal is a thing of beauty; I prefer opening VS code to use the terminal rather than using windows command prompt. There are so many themes each performing a very specific function for almost any project you are running Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Of late VS Code has been taking up way too much ram. The issues only started happening after the probably the March update. Everything on my computer freezes when I'm running a huge project especially Angular and goes back to normal after a couple on minutes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Visual Studio Code is the very best code editor I've ever used and I've used Android Studio, Brackets, Atom, even Visual Studio but none is as good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

This is easily the best lightweight code editor and its it completely free and customizable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/10/2020

"One editor for all development"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Customizability is high, including set up for any y and any language. Great open source extensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Requires a manual effort to set up the way you like it. Setting up for C++ is a pain with Unix Makefiles. A little learning curve to get used to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Figure out how to appropriately set up a project before implementing in daily workflow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

Day to day editor for low level C++ mobile engine development and Python proof of concept quick coding snippets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

bugembe p.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/24/2020

"Light weight IDE for Developers"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual studio code is a light weight developer that works well with most of the programming languages in the software development world, it supports languages such as python, javascript, c, dart with just a simple plugin install a developer is good to go. this simple but well designed IDE works well with versioning systems like Github and Gitlab, and makes it easy to push and pull code back and forth hence increasing developer productivity and lastly being that it has a big community it becomes easy for an engineer to troubleshoot and find solutions form the community hence making unblocking simple and easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Some times there is a persistent linter problem when working with python, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ahmet Yahya C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/9/2020

"VsCode is an amazing editor, I love it"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It has variety of good extensions, I use at least 10 different ones because they make my life easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Debugging software is kind of painful to set up. I wish there was a way to set it up easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Make use of the extensions. You can integrate git versioning seamlessly. Try using the WSL version if you are on windows but using a virtual environment for linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is the cleanest editor I have used. I use it for backend and frontend software development including Java, C++, JS, etc. It works seamlessly with git, aws, intellisense. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/6/2020

"awesome IDE to make your life easier"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

1. debugger

2. branch comparision

3. commit messages across code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

At times debugger is very slow and makes our application time out.

Also, at times, if debugger is on, the code doesn't proceed at all and ide is hung. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use VS Code for my day to day coding at office and at home for personal projects.

The comparison of current branch with another branch makes life much easier as it saves our time trying to figure out differences.

Also, the names of the person who did the last commit is always shown against each of the lines along with timestamp. This also makes it easier to track down the errors due to recent changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/4/2020

"Visual Studio works flawlessly on mac"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The terminal, vi editor kind of flow and arm gcc debugging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Not to the mark of sublime editor wherein I can open the files directly through command prompt or terminal Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

This is good tool for developer who are migrating from windows to linux or mac. Provides terminal utility and console. You don't have open separate console or terminal. Everything is available in single window. The bash works flawlessly. Through grep you can open files in the editors as well.

Go for this product. Also you can integrate debugging with this tool. Example armgcc gdb debugging can be integrated with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Visual Studio Code solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use visual studio as just an editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sahil S.

Assistant System Engineer Trainee

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/10/2020

"Best Source Code Editor"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It is the best tool for writing the source code. I am using this software since 2 years. Even i write my code in the industry in this software. I have developed many projects in this and it helped me in achieving my goals. I love to debug in this code as it is very easy and good tool to do this. I will recommend all to use this tool and take the greatest advantage of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

To be honest, i didnot find any disadvantage of this tool till date. At the beginning a person may find something difficult but after sometime, It is best to use and upto industry standards. Sometimes i find difficulty in shortcuts but otherswise it is the best tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.