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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Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/11/2018

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"Web developer"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like below features of vs code editor.

1) intelligence and shortcut are great.

2) Color code to separate element,class,attribute are good.

3)Recent files list and collapse all save a lot of time to find and navigate files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I don't like below points.

1) if user save changes then it compile all changes.

2) performance is not good for big solutions

3) Sample directory is not available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Omid T.

Student

Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/31/2018

"More than free IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It is lightweight and open source and there are many extensions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Some exertions have not sufficient document and guide.

it update frequently and some extensions maybe not work properly with new update Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/10/2018

"I like vs code"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Its light weight. Easy to use does not consume lot memory. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

git integration sucks as compare to webstorm . Depends on Command line Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/17/2018

"Visual Studio code !! Best lightweight IDE"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Support for many languages that are new in the business like solidity. Also in built support for Javascript and other languages is there. Automatic code generation is also great. Since it is available for free, this product is totally worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

You have to download plugins everytime you want to code for a different language if it is not the native language. Also support for C/C++ is not there, you will need visual studio for that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Pretty Good Software, you can use it for coding in various languages. Also, it is much lighter software, which makes it more faster and efficient. And it is available for free so you do not need to pay before using its services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It helps in writing code for development. It provides various features of code generation, debugging etc. It is one software that helps you write code in various languages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/5/2018

"Best Open Source Editor"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Works well with large projects and most modern programming languages.

The in built terminal is really slick Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Its node and npm version sometimes gets out of sync with whats installed on the system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Semiconductors

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/19/2018

"Excellent IDE very similar to Atom"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Excellent Typescript support, which we use heavily. Had started using Atom but like this better. Love all the plugins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes plugins that aren't working properly can bog it down. Sometimes it doesn't recompile the TS properly for finding libs and you have to manually reload. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Soma G.

Trainee Engineer at Tcs

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/5/2018

"Best Editor for front end applications"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

This editor is the best thing for mostly the front end development. It has many best features like debugging, side by side editing, Intellisense code completion, language support etc. It is easy to download and install. The syntax highlighting helps a lot in coding. Command palette is one of the most powerful utilities of this Editor. I have installed this for developing the angular 4 projects, which becomes more ease to code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There are no problems facing with this editor. I think execution should be simpler in this editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

You have to give some time to get understand to the editor, so that it makes things easier. I would strongly to recommend to my colleagues and the freshers, as it has got many best features. The intellisense coding helps a beginner a lot. You can use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to customize the editor. Many plugins are available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Previously, I was using the sublime text and some another IDE's for coding. But now, I feel like this is the best editor when compared to the other IDE's. The auto complete option helps to avoid making the errors. You can get information related to the line of code, when the cursor is placed on the function or line, which gives all the details and information about the function. It provides folder structure for all the projects which is the great thing to look over the project files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Diego P.

Programador

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/7/2018

"Best text editor for the web"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The support for web development is great. The plugin ecosystem is really good in order to customize your experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

One think I don't really like it's the performance of the integrated terminal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gabriel G.

Frontend Developer

Management Consulting

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/14/2018

"not bad"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Its, right now, as customizable as sublime text with a very similar performance.

Community is doing a great job here Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I dont have any complain about it. Maybe the community builds a lot of things (Which is good, but infest the catalog with rubbish...) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.