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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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Krismar A.
KA
Web Developer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Powerful but lightweight code editor"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

First is the being light weight of the code editor but still powerful with the help of extension. You can throw any programming language and code like a pro of course with the help of extension. 2nd is themming setup it environment according to your taste. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

highly depentend on the extension. some of the extension release latest version with bug you need some googling which version to install that has less bug.

also, i don't found extension function like intellisense of phpstorm which has ability to suggest funtion from imported/extended class which in different file. this may also experience in other language not only in php. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David W.
DW
Head of Engineering - Data and Business Intelligence
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Fast, high-powered and extensible cross-platform text and code editor"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

* It is cross-platform - I can use it on Windows, macOS, and Linux. This is a major compelling feature. My team and I have used many IDEs and editors in the past, e.g., Visual Studio Professional/Enterprise, XCode, Notepad++, TextMate, all kinds of things - it is terrific to have a product we can use across any operating system.

* It synchronises settings across all your machines, irrespective of operating system.

* It is lean and fast to start up. I used to dread when I'd double-click on an XML file only to have to wait while (say) Visual Studio or XCode would start up. Visual Studio Code is lean and fast and opens quickly.

* It offers many, many plug-ins for all kinds of advanced functionality too - Python, PowerShell, BASH, text formatting, Azure, SQL Server ... it's brilliantly performant and highly-customisable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It favours text commands and JSON config files heavily, over a GUI. So any config changes are made through these JSON files which can make it difficult to know what you can change, where to change it, and even how to change it.

Then, with all the great plug-ins and add-ons you can get, that's even more text-based config changes.

Sometimes the add-ons don't even start properly and you have to restart Visual Studio Code several times.

There's a lot of power, but it's not without complexity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RS
Software Developer Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Amazing code editor for developers"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It UI is very good and it is very easy to use so beginner can also use it very easily.

Its auto completion feature is just amazing and also it has many extensions that can be installed easily and these extensions are very helpful while writing code.

I use it daily during my office time for developing software and writing code.

It has mutli language support so that we can use same editor for writing code in different languages.

It can be easily integrated with C++ compiler, node.js, java, python, etc.

I use it for writing code of frontend in react.js, angular as well for writing backend code in Django, node.js, etc.

Its customer support in just awesome.

Ease of Implementation is very code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It is not good for machine learning and deep learning as compared to juypter notebook.

Also for coding in python pycham is better than visual code.

Its size is large. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arunima C.
AC
Associate Analyst
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Visual Studio Code Review"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

What I like most about visual studio code is its versability and extensive customization and it supports any language and framework making it ideal for any development environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Visual studio code can be resource intensive with many lines, slowing down performance on low-powered devices. Constant updates sometimes destroy productivity and it takes times to adapt to new features and fixes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Areeb  S.
AS
Front End Engineer
Financial Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best text editor for programmers"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Flexible and light weight, supports number of extentions, easy to code and arrange your files with its tree view layout for your folder. Can be integerate other softwares like github for ease in development. It also supports many file type/ext. Its like a full on IDE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There is nothing to dislike about this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Saurabh T.
ST
Assistant Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A Powerful Tool for Every Coding Project"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

This text editor is really easy to use, with a simple design and nice color themes. It has many helpful plugins and works with a lot of programming languages, making your tasks easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I don’t have any real problems with it but sometimes it slows down and I have to restart it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Tool great help for the technology industry"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

it allows you to develop in any language, it has many integrations, it makes everything easier and more fluid when developing something new. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

sometimes I feel that it has so much, that I don't know what to use and what not to use, the interface is complex for someone new, I feel that for so much that it has, I can't take full advantage of it due to lack of information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abhinav N.
AN
Cyber Security Analyst
Computer & Network Security
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The Best Integrated Development Environment ever."
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

VS code is the best Integrated Development Environment.its ui is very userfriendly and attractive every time i see that it motivates me to code and also its extensions are very usefull for web development the live server is very useful .its very easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

but sometimes the live server is annowing because itss auto save feateure dosent allo a undo in vs code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Daljit S.
DS
Senior Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Incredible IDE for handling or developing multiple core projects"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

UI is very smooth, fast and responsive. It supports hugs variety of plugins that makes your tasks easy. Great Tool for front end developers. I like the auto complete feature. We can integrate with bitbucket easily. Push and pull the code easily. It autocomplete my code and reduce coding complexity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Nothing as such really a great editor ever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anil Baki D.
AD
System Administrator
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A Developer’s Best Friend: Visual Studio Code"
What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Extensive, customizable, and powerful extensions that enhance my coding experience, streamline workflows, and improve productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Nothing significant, but occasional freezing or lag when using large number of extensions simultaneously. 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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