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.

Seller

Microsoft

Discussions

Visual Studio Code Community

Languages Supported

English

Overview by

sam jain (Student at JECRC University)

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

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Verified User in Research

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/1/2019

"Probably the perfect text editor"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The sheer amount of plugins available for various languages. Also the application is pretty lighweight and also includes an integrated terminal which is a big plus to have. It's very simple to write, debug, arrange and organize code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There should be a 4 way code editing option. That is what I miss the most. Also there should be an option for an even darker color scheme to be used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

It's almost the perfect text editor considering that you can program in almost any language with it. I would recommend it to anyone working in the industry for clean well documented code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Working with hyperledger fabric, hyperledger composer, docker files, Go language code. I've used visual studio code to deploy hyperledger docker containers on virtual machines a lot of times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Design

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/8/2019

"Great Text Editor"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I switch from Sublime Text, which I thought was a pretty good tool, but man Visual Studio Code really does blow it out of the water. Lots of great functionality and extensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Really don't have a lot of complaints at this point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/23/2019

"Best editor for all of your needs"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code has become the most popular way for me to edit files, whether it's plain text or doing updates to Python, Bash, or JavaScript files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There's not a lot to dislike about Visual Studio Code. Some features may still be lacking, but it updates every month. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/4/2019

"Visual studio code. "

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like the user interface and the tools that are available for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I don't like the process to debug a program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Naga Raju Mekala

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/20/2019

"Many Languages in One editor"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It supports many languages. It highlight the syntax during coding , so we can easily find out the errors. It supports debugging, git hub etc.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It gives best support for web development languages but for python , its not give that much support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/12/2019

"Good open source code editor"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual studio code is a very good open source code editor for almost all type of source code. It supports angular, .net and many more projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Its black theme i don't like most, its not much attractive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Retail

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/16/2019

"Light weight IDE"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It's customizable, light-weight and most importantly FREE Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Having used IntelliJ all my life, it's a new experience to get used to the VSC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

As long as it has the language compatibility you want to work on, Just go for it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I've used it for Node.js development and the shortcuts and extensions that come with the IDE are awesome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ruchi S.

Backend Software Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/16/2019

"Ease of coding with Visual studio code"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

the background color, :P, third party plugins can be integrated easily, provides the built in terminal and debugger to continue with development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Nothing to dislike that I can think of now. It has been really useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/27/2019

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"Great tool for coding!"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Simple and intuitive IDE for software developing, dark theme, supports many languages, many extensions to choose and download, integrated with git. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes this IDE’s intellisense doesn’t work as it should and I don’t know why. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/22/2019

"Best tool for code editing "

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

VS code is really easy and quick to use open source tool. It has lots of plugins for different programming languages and technologies. I like the dark theme as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It's mostly used by front end developers. Back end coding capabilities need to be added more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.