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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Languages Supported

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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Megha L.

Megha

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/18/2019

"Very useful IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

An open source microsoft product which brings a lot of options for development and a very light weight which enables faster loading and debugging of applications. Very useful and simple to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

For an open source, cannot say it is not great. it is indeed good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gustavo D.

Graphic Designer and Web Developer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/26/2019

"Visual Studio Code - Lightweight and very complete editor"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It is a very innovative editor, I like the design of its menu, it also has an excellent autocomplete, I use it for web development and it works very well, with this editor it is very easy to find the code errors and the best thing is that it has a tool very good integrated as is Git. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Depending on the type of programming language you use, it can sometimes get a little slow, and some of its extensions do not work as they should. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

This tool is very good because it can be easily adapted to any development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

This code editor has helped us to work in a more comfortable way, since it has excellent features to program without any mishap. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aaron C.

Software Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/17/2019

"All in one software IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The extensibility and its functionality out of the box is great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Nothing, some languages arent supported but can be developed by third party users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Akshay D.

Trainee

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/14/2019

"Visual Studio Code - IDE of the decade"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual studio has so many great features like you can set themes while coding and it supports all the programming languages present. It provides auto beautify and auto suggestion feature is what I like the best.There many features like GitHub integration, Settings we can set according to our usage so easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

After using It like half of the year I did not find any problem in visual studio code.It is slow WIndowsOS compared to MacoS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

If you are developer or going to be developer I strongly recommend to start using visual studio code. It supports all the plugins, themes and mostly compilers.It very fast compared other all the IDEs in the market.

Best IDE for the web development. Nowadays all the company are using Visual studio code or shifting to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have used visual studio code my final year project to develop payroll management system using python. I find it very easy, fast, user friendly for development. It supports any language compiler so I tried out other languages also. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Raj A.

Software Analyst

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/29/2019

"Perfect IDE"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Compatible environment, support every library and easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Complicated UI, sometimes complex folder structure and compillation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dario C.

Sviluppatore Web

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/27/2019

"It's the Swiss knife of coding"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It's versatility and ability to be extensible with its large variety of extensions and community support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes extensions are just too much and you could easily get lost with all this choices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aniello R.

Proprietario

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/15/2019

"Fast and easy"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Adaptivity to all languages and support for compilers and test into the IDE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

No problems found in my experience with the tool, then I don't dislike anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ava C.

Undergraduate Researcher

Higher Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/24/2018

"Love Visual Studio code for all types of coding"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like the style and design the best. It's easy to look at and tab through many codes that I have open. The debugging tools and stylish tools are helpful in making clean and efficient code. It is black with neon text which makes it easy on the eyes at all times of day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I dislike how cpu intensive it is. VS code can be very draining on my laptop battery. I find that I can only run VS code for a couple hours and that it overheats my laptop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

I would highly recommend VS code! It has helped me in languages such as Java, C, C++, and Python. If you're a student, young professional or just looking for a new way to code I would recommend VS code. Works well with my mac book pro and with my Dell desktop. I have github integrated as well to have more collaborative coding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It's free and easy to use and understand Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Trevor F.

Managing Partner

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/22/2018

"Visual Studio Code is the ultimate text editor for website development"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I love how VScode nailed the important main features of being a great text editor. Their plugin library is well thought out and has a great open source community. The built-in git support and terminal makes the application useful when tracking merges on larger projects. VScode also offers a really great UI that runs fast and without bugs on any platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I dislike the keyboard commands mostly. They are much harder to remember and don't make much sense for the hands compared to apps like Sublime Text. The interface for keyboard commands is also horrible and really mixed up. This system could be improved a lot in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

If you are considering VS code you should definitely take the leap and focus on it. It's industry standard software that most great website developers use today. You can download sublime text and run it next to vscode to see what you are missing as a consumer and why people are switching to VScode every day. 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 daily code editor and helps solve the problem of writing code efficiently. There are huge benefits to being able to program application efficiently for my clients. I have realized that having a great set of tools in one spot with a seamless UI makes your experience as a developer more pleasant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Outsourcing/Offshoring

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/9/2019

"Visual Studio"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It is an open source software, (free), user-friendly and I like that you can add plugins to have more features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes I’m having some little issue about the possibility to link part of code from HTML to the file and I cannot find a solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.