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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Sparsh S.

Director & COO

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/27/2022

"The Best Free Code Editor"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The most notable characteristic is that it supports a wide range of programming languages. It is also an excellent debugger. The interface is easy to use, and the layout is simple. I also love how I can run code from PowerShell or Command Prompt. I highly recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It takes too much time away from development. There aren't many problems with Visual Studio Code, however, one thing that should be better is the high memory and CPU use. Also, to work within code, packages must be installed using the command prompt and launched through node.js. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

After trying several code editors and being dissatisfied with all of them, the Visual Studio Code is very good and almost perfect. My experience with it has been nothing short of amazing. The extension store in the Visual Studio Code is my favorite feature. When compared to earlier programs, the number of great extensions provided has made my time coding significantly faster, smoother, and more fun. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vikas K.

Lead

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/14/2022

"Awesome IDE to code on."

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The question here should be what not I liked. Everything in Visual studio code is Awesome and in its right place. The extension store is full of awesome stuff which makes the coding fun and fast to execute tasks. My favorite extensions are live share and Bracket Pair Colorizer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There is nothing to dislike about visual studio code. Yeah, but a signing into the visual studio should be made a little easier. Sometimes it becomes a tedious task to log in via GitHub. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/28/2022

"Open source remote Application Development software by Microsoft"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

1. Powered by Microsoft best in class development tool for all.

2. Open source no need to take a license and all required plugins are available as package.

3. Intelligence and themes, debuggers and supports for various modes of application Development.

4. there are well-defined processes from development to test and deployments and artifacts.

5. VS Code Editor is available for all platforms like Mac, windows and Linux.

6. Cross-platform installation and all required plug-ins are available by the community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It's a lite version in comparison to Visual Studio so need more enhancements except that all is good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankit S.

Tech Lead & Senior Software Engineering

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/30/2022

"Coading with Smartness"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Syntax suggestions to make code errorless make this software very trustable. By using visual studio code, the Speed of development will increase. now time most developers like to use this for coding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It requires a good configuration in the system to work correctly and it makes the use of this costly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Problem Solving: No need to remember all the code and syntax for each language. You just need to type a letter it shows you all the related functions, Now the choice is yours.

Benefits: big amount of extensions are there to help in coding. it resolves most of the problems and it is also customize for the custom shortcuts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/19/2022

"Recommended IDE for developers"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The ease of use and support of effective extensions.

Reliable with most programming languages.

Supports terminal/console inbuilt to have one window command executions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

For PHP developers, there's no in-built debugger like provided for javascript code.

Due to more periodic configurations, some systems will slow down the execution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Providing such rich libraries as extensions helps in coding even better and improves your coding patterns.

It helps run some commands in an in-built terminal, which reduces the time switching back to other windows and IDE.

It has the GIT implementation to commit and trace the changes from the IDE itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PREM SAGAR K.

Microsoft Engage Mentee

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/7/2022

"Best code editor for all language"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The best thing about Visual Studio is that we can do programming in all languages in a single editor. The installation of extensions and plugins is effortless. It has debuggers for various languages and frameworks, making it a viable alternative to IDEs. It also integrates with git, Azure, and a slew of other services. Its color categorization feature also aids us in better managing and seeing our code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

The one flaw with VS Code is that there isn't much of a community to help newbies who are just getting started with coding and trying to figure out the many levels. It does not provide a way to solve any error raised during our code execution. I would say there can be many more mind-boggling features hidden in it, which I might not have explored yet. But from my experience, nothing to dislike here. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am using VS Code for developing different types of web apps using a different kind of programming language in one editor. Designing the front-End of our application is very easy using VS Code. To sum up, VS Code is a must-have code editor for all our front-end development projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mayank K.

Associate Software Development Engineer - II

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/4/2022

"Awesome Development Tool/IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Comparing git changes parallelly, Function to open multiple files in the same window. It helps to write good code. Debugging is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Not faced any challenges everything is good. I am not sure sometimes the git status is not updated properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeyan K.

Consultant Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/8/2022

"best lightweight editor ever used"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

useful integrations to do multiple things in the same screen Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

hangs sometimes even when we are using search with multiple files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SOMYA M.

Accountant

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/15/2022

"Visual Studio Code is the weapon of all the Developers."

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like all the features it has we can code in many languages and can test as well. Here we can also integrate so many technologies. The best thing in Visual Studio Code is we can connect to Git as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Sometimes installing node modules take so much time in the case of Node.js. And set-up also takes so much time .So if these issues get resolved. More users will be happy to use Visual Studio Code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

If you are a coder, do code in Visual Studio Code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

There should be a file listing possible errors and solutions to that issue. So that if any one of us encounters that problem we can refer and get it resolved. That will make it a much better platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jitendra S.

Specialist

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/8/2022

"I love the VS Code , It's one of the best development tools and very user friendly"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

As of my development career, I have used many tools, but visual studio code is one of the best development tools. You can write the c# code Javascript code, and We can Create API and UI with VS code. It's speedy and user-friendly. You can install other extensions like ESLINT, Premier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Not as of now, but they can include more features as technology changes day by day. But as of current, I found enough features or extensions to do UI & API development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

It's a complete development pack. It's easy to use and lightweight. I will recommend it . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The main thing like you can create Web Applications, REST API, and other things as well. It's speedy due to software size. So you can run on low configuration PC as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.