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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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Zait A.
ZA
Ingeniero de desarrollo de software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Visual Studio Code, a nice surprise from Microsoft"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code, in my opinion, is the most sophisticated IDE I know, with many benefits that make any developer's life easier. It offers many practical features when working with code. Here are some of them:

Programming languages: Code editing is not limited to C# and VB (Microsoft's proprietary languages); it also includes Open Source languages like Java, Go, C, C++, Ruby, Python, PHP, Perl, JavaScript, Groovy, Swift, PowerShell, Rust, DockerFile, CSS, HTML, XML, JSON, Lua, F#, Batch, SQL, and more.

Multiplatform: It was created and designed to work on the three main operating systems: Windows, Linux, and Mac OS.

Plugins: It is a tool that is constantly updated and has the ability to adapt plugins.

Intellisense: "Intellisense" refers to the capability of a text editor to predict the instruction we are about to write, allowing us to avoid typing the entire instruction, as it can be autocompleted by the editor. This makes us more productive and reduces the possibility of syntax errors.

Open Source: It is available on the most popular social network for developers at the moment, "GitHub," so we can download it to our computer, analyze the code, make changes, and send them through Git to the Microsoft team to evaluate and, if deemed appropriate, include them as part of the product's core. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Personally, the only disadvantage I find with VISUAL STUDIO CODE compared to other code editors is that it sometimes uses more memory and processor resources; otherwise, I find it quite comprehensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gaurav S.
GS
Lead User Interface Developer
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Brilliant Text Editor for writing Front-end Development Code"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I have used the Visual Studio Code for writing code for front-end development. Most of the time I use it for React/Angular projects and it handles the things very well. It comes with the option which can give you support in speeding up the development and customize your working environment as per your requirement. I have added multiple plugins and themes as per my comfort and created multiple workspaces so I can switch between, kind of development I'm doing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It's always a place where you want to improve any product. However, I have not faced any issue so far but sometimes while starting the application using the "Run" command it doesn't close the command prompt starts at the time of opening the Visual Studio Code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maria Antonia A.
MA
Analista de programación
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"The best and most complete code and text editor for cross-platform teams, accessible to everyone."
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I really like this tool and it has become indispensable because I can perform cross-platform operations, which means I can use the same software with the same plugins on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The flexibility of the extensions allows it to work well with any tool my team standardizes, and manage them all from an IDE. It also greatly increases my daily productivity thanks to providing a set of well-considered and flexible keyboard shortcuts and navigation, along with assistance for writing code such as snippets and code completion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

What I don't like about Visual Studio Code is that sometimes the explorer can be difficult to use when you have many files in your workspace. They should offer a better search to find files. Another negative aspect is that it can be a bit heavy after running the tool for a long time, which can be mainly caused if you have many extensions installed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"My Feedback About VS Code Editor"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It has a bunch of plugins, it reduces the amount of development time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

running the command from vs code terminal takes a long time, especially installing npm packages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Evelin Q.
EQ
Analista de datos
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"The best software development tool, very useful, pleasant, and with complete features."
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

What I like about Visual Studio Code is that it makes my coding very efficient. It has multiple extensions that facilitate writing programs for a variety of languages and platforms. It is ideal for working with Python and writing code with the Angular.js language is very concise, and its error-searching capabilities make debugging easier. Another additional benefit is the integration of Git, which is very convenient. In summary, this software is very useful and has many excellent options for coders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I don't like that depending on the computer you have, it sometimes becomes a bit heavy. I also wish that Visual Studio Code had a better way to manage multiple pages, files, and classes, and I would like them to add an auto-save option since the user has to do it manually. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mark C.
MC
Computer Technician
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best lightweight code editor"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Very customizable keyboard shortcuts that streamline code development and thousands of extensions that do anything you need. Handy file free on the left side. Auto save feature is a plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Lack of visual customization. C++ is difficult to configure because it requires setting up a standalone compiler. Works best with HTML/CSS/JS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
IH
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Visual studio Code for Angular dev"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like the cleanness of the text editor and how it can be customized to your liking and style of programming. There a million and one addons you can easily port on or off depending on what you are working on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes I do dislike the folder breakdown on the right-hand side. having to go from one environment to another. I then do get confused sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AK
Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Development becomes easy with Visual Studio Code"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

1. The simple and intuitive user interface

2. Available on all the platforms i.e. Linux, Windows, MacOS

3. Plethora of extensions are available in the marketplace and you can download it in one-click

4. It has an integrated terminal so that you can run your code instantly

5. It has a very useful feature i.e. IntelliSense which auto completes your code and show suggestions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

1. As the number of installed extension increased, The Visual studio code take time to load and execute operations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AK
Mr.
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"VS Code has redefined the way code editors are meant to be"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The huge bundle of shortcut keys and the ability to customize the shortcut keys is very cool.

There are even shortcut commands available to make your tasks so much easier.

The look and feel of the app is amazing.

The integration with installed packages and git is flawless.

Debugging feels a lot painless with VS code

Being open source and having the support of a huge community give it its own charm Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Honestly there is nothing I dislike about VS. Atleast thats what I can say for myself. I can only suggest what all needs to be done more.

Some important tools/packages like - 'Live Server' or linting tools or code for matting tools could've come already installed out of the box as these are used regularly.

The Intellisense can be develope a little more for better experience like we get in 'Visuak Sttudio Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MJ
Master Degree student
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A great tool for developers"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like it because it's easy to use and flexible. I can use it for a variety of programming languages like python, java, html, css, js and much more. I can download the plugins for the language I want and start using it with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I didn't use it much, but I noticed that the auto-complete for html is not very convenient, for example it does not provide a starting skeleton for an html page or completes the tags easily. Perhaps there are shortcuts I did not discover yet. 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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