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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Ahmed I.

Freelance Data Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/5/2023

"It's very modular IDE with many third party extensions."

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

- Third Party Extensions

- Well maintained

- Co-pilot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Switching between programming language extensions isn't always easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lucas C.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/3/2023

"Awesome for coding"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Immaculate design, good functionalities, very bug-free Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Not really anything has bothered me while using VSCode Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maria K.

Web Developer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/1/2022

"Excellent tool for web development"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual studio code, it has options and characteristics ideal for software development, it has an amazing number of plugins that simplify life, it has its own command console and it has integrations for git repositories by default, something very good is also that its interface is very intuitive and has a customizable autocomplete. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes it doesn't detect the type of programming language I'm using, so I have to select it manually, also in the last updates it's become a bit heavy and requires more ram to use it properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kavyansh P.

Software Engineer - II

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/28/2022

"Best code editor"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

VS code is best editor as I can see most of my fellow devs are using vscode for coding and building solutions.

It has multiple themed, splitting window, inbuilt terminal make things very easy.

It has plug in's for almost all programming language that help in writing clean code and make debugging easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

1. Sometimes, it is hard to integrate with other applications like github or POSTMAN.

2. Recommended way to use API tools that present inside application.

3. Linting now works effectively when working with multiple programming languages, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Angima A.

Software Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/6/2022

"The eminent code editor"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

VS Code supports working of various languages like JavaScript, Node.JS, C++, XML and many more. It provides extensions for front-end, back-end and even full stack development. It's integration with GitHub is a add on. It works on all the three popular operating systems I.e, macOS, Linux and Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

The VS code extensions facilitate in the coding processes, but they can contain malicious software. To overcome this drawback, sandboxing can be done just like in the case of browsers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pratik J.

Software Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/6/2022

"Used it for flutter app , angular and react webapp and nodeJS server development"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Very easy to setup and use, lots of extensions available, Great extensions for git integration. Good remote debugging features for nodeJS development. Best IDE for flutter development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I really hate that there is no safety alert box when closing the terminal when it has something running. When I'm running an angular app from the VS code terminal, sometimes I close that by accident and it would be very helpful if there was a Confirmation dialog. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yash C.

Web Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/29/2022

"Visual studio code is really good and easy to use."

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The overall experience is good, and its UI is straightforward to understand. Any newcomer to coding can understand coding easily with the help of this software as it suggests many features already. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

The only thing I don't like is there is a limitation of customization in it, it would be great if in the near future they provide customization as per the user's requirement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I had a problem regarding remembering HTML tags and CSS properties but this software provides such extensions that helped me a lot to write them even easier. it has great intelligence that identifies which tag or property I am trying to write and gives suggestions so it is very easy to write code in it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Zaffar Hussain S.

Specialist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/4/2022

"The easiet and the Best IDE you can use."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code is the most efficient and convenient way to write code on multiple languages. it provides AI support for writing code. It can generate code blocks just by interpreting your code and suggesting lines for faster coding. It supports multiple databases too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There are quite a few IDE as simple and usable as Visual Studio Code but there are minor points that I don't like, such as it sometimes loads the code slow and is sometimes not so efficient with debugging errors. Those are small issues that occurred with me and might be due to system config or some other issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Axel Somerseth C.

Front-End Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/26/2022

"Awesome IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like VS Code because it has a huge community of extensions that ables me to work with my favorite tech stack. It has powerful features like tasks, and an integrated terminal that ables me to save a lot of time and energy putting me all I need to work as happy as I can.

I like the following features: IntelliSense auto-completion, the Extension Marketplace, the JavaScript/TypeScript Debugger, the Integration with External Tools via Tasks (especially with projects with TypeScript) and the workspace history. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

I dislike the integration with the ESLint package/extension is very hard to configure (in fact, I was never satisfied with the outcome).

I also dislike the documentation about the configuration options, I think there are some opportunities for improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Utkarsh j.

Research Associate

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/23/2022

"One of the most used Code editor in industry"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I have been using it for 2 years now, the modern look of VS Code has defeated almost every other editor, it is very fast looks good, not heavy on the system, highly customizable. And comes with an online library of plugins made by a variety of people. With no cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It doesn't not support a lot of languages by default, and it might take some time to configure it for your stack, by installing plugins. It is not an IDE, so if we have used a feature-rich IDE like, JetBrains or Eclipse, VS code can disappoint there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.