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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Zach F.

IT Specialist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/21/2022

"Visual Studio Code: The IDE for everything!"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I love the customization that is available when using Visual Studio Code, there are so many extensions for any language imaginable and, so many themes to customize the look! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Some of more advanced IDE features like line by line code execution are not featured in VS Code, so to get them you will most likely need to use its older brother, Visual Studio. To improve this, Microsoft should add additional IDE features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Make sure to download lots of extensions! Without them VS Code is a very barebones editor Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I code in many different languages, and often needed to use multiple IDEs in order to use them all on a day to day basis. Now with Visual Studio Code, I am able to just use one application, which is great for convenience and productivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/9/2022

"Visual Studio Code - A beautiful tool for developers by Microsoft"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Microsoft Visual Studio Code provides a lightweight editor which opens up quickly and enables faster editing as compared to other heavy IDEs out there in the market. The most important thing is the editor provides extensions through which you can add as many languages as you want to develop apps through this platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

The app gets heavier when you try to use multiple integrated terminals for a single project. Especially when developing apps in frameworks like React or Angular, the editor slows down a bit. 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 the best open source software provided by Microsoft and it's saving high costs on alternatives to licensed software. The editor also has been used across projects developed in React, Angular and PHP, etc. It also reduced the waiting time for developers to start working on new project before procuring license for any other editor if being used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amit kumar R.

Software Development Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/29/2022

"Best IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

VS code extensions and diffrent themes . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Git push from VS code UI can be improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Darshan M.

Sr. Manager - GIS/NE - Gujarat Circle

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/11/2023

"Vast set of plugin and tools for any IDE"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Large set of plugin and tools which makes. Coding easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Very confusing tool and options.not much user friendly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CHANDAN G.

Associate System Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/30/2022

"Visual Studio Code IDE like All In One IDE"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

On vs code IDE extension are install is very easy and cool. It is a Lightweight very platform in my experience it is best used for javascript. This IDE accepts all languages essays like java, python, java scrips, CPP, etc. The best thing is that IDE the look of your, when you see is the color combination, is too nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

While I am using I found one issue that it is slow when it's open and sometimes a new file is open and is not separate. At the time of commit over code is needed to stage changes but sometimes when the large file or more folders changes adding new or deleting some at that time loss some file it creating issues with commits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yogesh S.

Software Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/25/2022

"All in One Editor For Frontend Developer"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

-This is very useful for frontend Technology as well as DSA .

-The UI of this IDE is very good and user-friendly By the code and also the Technology.

-It gives you a highlight if you doing anything wrong or different.

- When used in React front-end library it's useful in projects for major mistake prevention.

-Many Extensions are given by this IDE like React, CSS, HTML, Node etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

-This IDE is create some problems when you code in java like sometimes getting stuck or not being able to think what suggestion is given to the user on UI.

-Visual Studio Code is one IDE not support some Backend Technology.

-Some Times it needs to install the unnecessary extension. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/22/2022

"Most preferred development tool by Front-end Developers"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The best part of VS Code is the huge community that has been built around it. So, there is very less chance you get stuck in an issue for long. Someone might have already faced the issue and either there would be a solution available for it or it has already been picked up Microsoft team to get it fixed. Also, due to the same reason, there are a lot of extensions available to ease the development work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Visual studio code is not as powerful as IntelliJ's WebStorm. The reason is IntelliSense. WebStorm's IntelliSense is way too powerful compared to Visual Studio Code. So, it infers types properly and provides better autocomplete suggestions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vaishali G.

Assistant System Engineer - Trainee

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/5/2022

"VSCode - Finest Code Editor"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

If you are new to coding then VSCode is the tool that you can use. It helps you to start coding quickly.

VSCode provides you to code in any programming language for example Python, Java, C++, JavaScript, and more.

VSCode is available for different Operating Systems like macOS, Linux, Windows etc.

You can edit, build and debug with full ease with VSCode. As we all know when coding gets tough, debugging gets also difficult but VSCode provides an interactive debugger.

VSCode provides features like syntax highlighting, bracket-matching, auto-indentation, box selection etc.

In all, it is a powerful tool for writing and debugging code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Everything is good about this tool.

Just one thing to dislike is that sometimes I am not able to find useful features of the VSCode. Need to spend some time for finding them and putting them in place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

I would highly recommend this tool to all who are working in the development field and also to those who have just started their career in coding I mean to those who are in the learning stage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am using this tool since I started coding in C++ and now when I become a developer I am using it for developing games, and for creating customized themes with high flexibility.

Initially, I have also used this tool in many of my interviews for writing the codes as I feel here codes can be written easily, simply and in an organized manner.

At the same time, VSCode plugins are so helpful.

Error detection and correction become easy with this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vibhor G.

User Experience Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/21/2022

"Very easy to use and understand"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I have been using visual studio for over 3 years now and havn't really needed any other platform since then. It is easy to work with any language and has multiple plugins to sort out the work quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes multiple plugins working together will make the software slow but it is awesome to go with workflow when working on a good project along with a certain environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Parth V.

Full-Stack Blockchain Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/22/2022

"Best code editor in the world"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code is the best code editor and has the best customisable themes, icons and font styles. Best integration with git and GitHub. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There's nothing that I don't like about Visual Studio Code; it has the best UI/UX for the code editor. There's the only thing I dislike about VS Code is that it doesn't upgrade automatically in Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.