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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Sebastiano P.

Front End Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/15/2019

"Powerful tool for Web Developers"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It's easy to use , has lot of extensions and has a very good interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Git build-in extension isn't so clear , and sometimes you'll get/not get tag closure if using Angular wrappers and similiar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

If you are looking for a good tool that can help you write code for Front End application (highly suggested) Visual Studio Code fits you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I'm using Visual Studio Code to write Angular apps and it's amazing.

If you use the right extensions , your work is very semplified. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/18/2019

"The best text editor in recent years"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The speed of everything. The app is extremely optimised and so things like navigating files and folders, and especially search, are incredibly fast. I am able to jump around my code via symbols or filenames with absolute ease.

The customisability is also very good. If you can think of it, there is probably already an extension for it. I am able to speed up my workflow by plugging in extensions that shortcut laborious tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes the app fails to update. I'll click Install Update and it'll restart, but then give me an error message. It doesn't happen every time, but enough that sometimes I go weeks without updating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Open an entire folder to work on a project, rather than just opening individual files. Determine which filetypes you open regularly and search for extensions related to them to improve your work processes. Also consider browsing the most popular extensions to give them a go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Visual Studio Code is my main editor for JavaScript and other text-based files. The only work I don't use it for is C# code because the debugger functions aren't comparable yet. Though I suspect it will eventually be a full replacement for Visual Studio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Entertainment

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/4/2019

"The ideal IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio code and it’s many extensions just strip programming back to the basics and let’s you enjoy it again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

The stripped back nature of it makes a lot of setup has to be done in the terminal which sometimes can be tricky for those new to programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Luxury Goods & Jewelry

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/17/2019

"Great IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It's really fast, indexing is quick, language support, etc...

It's plugin ecosystem is great, with multiple language support, automation plugins, code completion, etc...

We recently started using its debugger, and it really improved the way we analyze and run TS apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I honestly don't dislike anything about this IDE, maybe only Microsoft :p Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

I would definitely recommend all Javascript, Typescript developers, either backend and frontend to use visual studio code. It's a great tool with great features that will speed up your coding quality and time. Give it a shot and you'll be surprised of all the cool features and nice perks it has. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Most of the work we do in Visual Studio Code is Typescript Microservices. I really like it's language support, integration with Git, Docker, etc... It's definitely the perfect balance between full-fledged IDE's like IntelliJ and simple text editors like Sublime text. Its simplicity makes development quick and easy, and speeds up development and code review time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/28/2019

"Visual Studio Code best source-code editor"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

VS Code is faster that is the best part of this code editor. From VS code I can debug my code as well as format my code. By IntelliSense of JavaScript and TypeScript, it provides me hint and autosuggestion. VS Code provides me different kind of Color theme that is the coolest part. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

lack of built-in support for some languages so needs to install a plug-in for Fix. and sometimes plugin installation make Freeze vs code. Keyboard shortcuts are limited. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

If you are working with javascript and typescript VS Code is the best code-editor tool. it will boost up your development speed and improve your programming skill. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have been using vs code for react app development. It helps me to debug my code well as well increase my development speed because of autosuggestion. it will also provide me a hint for error resolving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Helena M. C.

Software Developer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/18/2019

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"Awesome!"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It's a very fast application compared to Visual Studio for example. To develop Web Applications is way better, considering that those applications are simpler and do not require a lot of features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

The intellisense is not the best, and when in a file html wrapped in a script tag, the collapse for the html does not work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Thomas C.

Tech Lead, Application Development at Veterans Affairs Canada / Anciens Combattants Canada

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/16/2019

"Long time Dreamweaver user now converted to Visual Studio Code"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Integration with various 3rd party plugins and extensions that allows for a one shop IDE, allowing integration with Cloud providers, tech stacks, and easy of use in peer-programming via LiveShare extension. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

No drawbacks that I have encountered thus far that would turn me off of VS Code. Provides all the functionality and tools required for my devs and devOps team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Give it a try and look at your existing workflow. See where VS Code can improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

VS Code allows our development team to eliminate the use of various tools into one tool, eg. VS Code provides a CLI to integrate with git and push repositories instead of opening a new CLI tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jack M.

Marketing Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/30/2019

"The best tool that every developer should use."

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

In my work I have developed a wide variety of websites, and I have constantly used different code editors, but I currently consider Visual Studio Code to be the best of all.

It is light and easy to use, we can install a wide variety of extensions that greatly improve the editing of code, its interface is nice and allows the configuration of split screen that allows us to review and correct errors in our code.

Another of its great advantages is the visualization of the execution through the terminal console, on the other hand we can integrate our work with GitHub which I think is great.

With Visual Studio Code our code looks much more organized and the code writing is more fluid so we can develop our projects faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I really do not have much to say against this great code editor, for beginning users it can be a bit overwhelming because at first glance it does not look so intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

It is a great tool for every developer and personally I think it is the best code editor today. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I use it personally and with my team in the web development projects that we do, it is also my preferred code editor because it allows me to work in a more organized and effective way, decreasing development times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Biotechnology

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/24/2019

"VS Code Review"

3/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like a lot of the plug ins that are available that help automate the process, clean code, run code, and make it a workspace where you can get everything done efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I don't like some of the defaults, like autofilling. It seems complicated to workout and can be frustrating. All default settings should be no aids, no plugins activated, just a simple text-based editing mode. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Use this tool for software development and testing, once you have experience with editing software. Some of the advanced features can really accelerate progress, but can be confusing or overwhelming at first without experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have developed machine learning algorithms using the space. I have realized that I can run code in a terminal in VS Code which helps keep everything in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jimmy F.

Web Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/22/2019

"It's perfect for web development"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It is totally free and is ideal for web development although it is also excellent for programming desktop applications. The preset functions are more than enough to start any type of project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It's a bit heavy, so I recommend having good ram memory. The interface is simple but that can be solved by installing visual themes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

I recommend this software extensively, it has a high degree of customization and this makes this software very scalable. Actually I have not had any problems with Visual Studio Code and it has become my main IDE to edit code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

This software is the preferred one in the development department in the company in which I am working, it is very simple and it is not necessary to be training personnel to be able to use it. It is very versatile since you can extend its functions by installing themes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.