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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ALIDA S.

Software Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/22/2022

"Excellent"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It's one of the best code editor to use. The installation and it's usage is super ease. All the extensions that visual code have is very helpful, i was using spell checker and git blame extension for a very long time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

When i do debug using visual code, that puts a heavy load on my machine and in most cases my machine gets lag throughout the debug process. And in some cases typescript values shows error even if it is very well designed, and after we reopen the files related to that type the error wil automatically disapears. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abhigyan T.

Software Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/28/2022

"Swiss Knife for Software Creation"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The best part about VS Code? It is the controls and simplicity of customisation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

VS Code probably is built upon v8 Engine of chrome. That is why on one of my systems with limited resources, it's a little laggy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Java Developers, I'll suggest please try Java extensions for VS Code and enjoy the performance and efficiency of development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We create business applications and software using VS Code in our organisation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Program Development

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/10/2022

"Code Editor with amazing features."

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code is an amazing code editor which is kind of an essential requirement for programmers and coders. It has large plugin availability for different programming needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There seems to be nothing to be disliked. It's just the preference of a programmer whether the coder likes it or not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ahmad M.

Network Intelligence Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/13/2022

"Very light and powerfull"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The fact that it is very light and doesn't hog all the resources Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

doesn't have remote debug feature yet like pycharm Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

For a light and effective IDE, go for VScode. There are many extensions tht will enrich the functionality without being hindered by unnecessary resource hogging functionalities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I mostly use vscode to work with python development. It has a multitude of extensions to make development faster and less stressful. Its main power is in the extensions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/21/2022

"The go-to code or text editor"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

It is one of the lightest code editors in the market. It has a lot of extensions to help you code in any language you want. I use C, C++, Java and Javascript, and I have never faced any issue regarding any language. Also, you can install one out of thousands of themes to make your programming experience even better. Besides all of this, Visual Studio Code is an open-source code editor, and thus, it is entirely free and fully customizable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Even though it supports a variety of extensions that make it possible to code anything that you want to, it is still not that good as there are no in-built compilers. I have to switch to other IDEs in order to write and compile proper GUI-based Java Application. It is very irritating at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Don't wait or think even for a second before downloading Visual Studio Code. I highly recommend it to everyone as it is free as well as the best code editor according to me. It is a light weight and customizable code editor that makes it the first choice for so many people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I love to code, and with Visual Studio Code, I can love the experience of coding all day. I developed websites and practised for my interviews on them, and I started learning every new language on Visual Studio Code only. Also, by integrating the GitHub extension, I can maintain my repositories without switching to the terminal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pasindu R.

Web Developer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/7/2022

"Best Text Editor for any programmer in any skill level"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

I like VS Code's light weightiness, and it runs smoothly even on my old laptop. It has the most powerful extension ecosystem for any Text Editor I've ever tried. Pluts it supports GitHub natively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

There are no elements in VS Code that I don't like. All the functions work correctly in my experience. I think VS Code could be better if it supports more languages natively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/28/2022

"Visual Studio Code Review"

4/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

VS code has inbuilt Git features, the market place has many extensions available. Inbuilt dictionary and spell checks are available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Autocomplete feature of VS code requires refining. Not a good code editor for Java projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/3/2019

"Very good code editor with better debugging functionality and appearance"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The searching for a particular function in a file is quite easily accessible, as well as searching throughout the folder. The debugging through the entire code is fast—a better interface with watchpoints and call stack while debugging and Linting of code. There are extensions like git lens that can be integrated with VS code. A shell prompt inside it also makes work easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Few extensions for debugging do not seem to be working.

Configuration for the debugger is complex.

Memory consumption is somewhat more and so lags a few times.

Intellisense is not always suitable for a few types of program files.

Every time an extension is added, VS code has to restart. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Visual Studio Code:

Overall a good IDE for web applications code. Easy to use, along with fast debugging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We use VsCode to code, execute, and debug the software development life cycle. Front-end and back-end coding are easy to do in VsCode. It also supports coding for enterprise applications using Java and Spring boot through extensions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Human Resources

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/17/2022

"Best Ide i have ever used"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

The features and addons to solve requirements. Very easy to use git addon feature. Easy to install. Light weight and can run on any configurations. I tried on my 11 year old laptop and its running seamlessly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

Kindly add some addon to create entity relationship diagram for sql lite data base. I dont found any. Updates are very frequent and asking everytime i open the ide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Navendu P.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/10/2021

"The only code editor you need"

5/5

What do you like best about Visual Studio Code?

VS Code is everything you want it to be and more.

The best thing I like is the vast amount of extensibility it offers. There is a plugin for everything, and rich language support comes out of the box.

It makes me more productive and does a lot of heavy lifting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Visual Studio Code?

It can sometimes feel bloated when doing simple tasks.

But the most painful thing I experience is that sometimes the keyboard shortcuts stop working. It has been a reported issue, I guess, and I see that many people experience it. I am not sure if it is just with the M1 Macs.

I face such minor pain points occasionally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.