VS Code

Microsoft Visual Studio Code lets you build and debug apps

4.9•231 reviews•

1.8K followers

Microsoft Visual Studio Code lets you build and debug apps

4.9•231 reviews•

1.8K followers

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Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications.

VS Code Reviews

The community submitted 231 reviews to tell us what they like about VS Code, what VS Code can do better, and more.

4.9

Based on 231 reviews

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Reviewers largely see VS Code as a fast, lightweight, highly customizable editor that fits many workflows without feeling cluttered. The most repeated praise is its huge extension ecosystem, strong Git integration, built-in terminal, IntelliSense, and support for many languages, remote work, containers, WSL, and cloud setups. Founders of Kilo Code and others also highlight how naturally it supports AI coding agents and extension-based tools. Main complaints are weaker debugging and code navigation than heavier IDEs, plus occasional sluggishness or clunky behavior with some extensions and remote tools.

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Pros

extensive extension library (42)

fast performance (18)

customizable interface (13)

lightweight (13)

Git integration (11)

free tier (10)

community plugins (9)

debugging tools (9)

IntelliSense (8)

AI autocomplete (5)

Cons

high memory usage (2)

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•10 reviews

VS Code is an exceptional code editor that strikes the perfect balance between performance, flexibility, and ease of use. Whether you’re working with JavaScript, Python, C++, or any other language, VS Code offers powerful built-in features and a vast extensions marketplace to enhance productivity. The customization options are impressive, allowing developers to tweak themes, keyboard shortcuts, and settings for a personalized workflow. The Git integration and debugging tools are some of the best in any editor. The Live Share feature makes pair programming and real-time collaboration incredibly smooth. Sometimes, it can feel sluggish when running too many extensions, but overall, it’s still the best free editor available. Whether for web development, software engineering, or data science, VS Code is an essential tool for every developer.

What's great

free tier (10)Git integration (11)customizable interface (13)extensive extension library (42)debugging tools (9)

What needs improvement

slow performance (1)

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11 views1yr ago

•7 reviews

Really great, we moved our team over to VSCode from Eclipse and we're all very happy with it. The third party app library is very extensive and we've found quality plugins for what we need pretty much every time. It integrates very well with all our tech stack and has helped us speed up development with sensible shortcuts, great search/find capability. The only bug bear is debugging, the debugger is great, but we're struggling to be able to make the debugger listen for multiple processes that wish to attach to it. If there's a VSCode python debugging guru out there that can straighten this out, then this review might get an extra star.

What's great

extensive extension library (42)

What needs improvement

debugging tools (1)

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8 views3yr ago

•6 reviews

I switched from Sublime and also tried others previously (Atom, Coda, BBEdit, PhpStorm). VS Code has all the features I need or didn't even think I'd need until I tried it but it never feels too cluttered. Copilot integration to me is currently the main thing that would keep me from switching. However, Copilot is still in active development and has its quirks. We'll see how VS Code will change in the future.

What's great

AI autocomplete (5)

What needs improvement

AI autocomplete (1)

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6 views2yr ago

•10 reviews

VS Code is my favorite code editor by far. It is lightweight, fast, and super customizable. I love the built-in terminal, Git integration, and the wide range of extensions for everything from debugging to theming. IntelliSense and autocomplete save me a ton of time. It works great for JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and more, perfect for my development workflow.

What's great

fast performance (18)lightweight (13)Git integration (11)customizable interface (13)extensive extension library (42)IntelliSense (8)integrated terminal (4)

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3 views11mo ago

•12 reviews

I love using VS Code for my data science work. The extensions are where VS Code excels. I'd recommend Python, Code Runner, Docker, Jupyter, Live Share, Prettier Rainbow CSV, and AWS Toolkit (if you use AWS). Once these are installed, data science in VS Code is a great experience. You can handle any data and view results without having to move programs. If you're in data science you need VS Code.

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3 views3yr ago

•7 reviews

My constant companion in writing code. Allowing me to chop and change my development experience to each project I work on. The shame is that parts of the tool are proprietary and clunky. For instance, the remote tools consistently expect to download the server-side-component, sometimes multiple times a day.

What's great

customizable interface (13)

What needs improvement

proprietary (1)

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1 view2yr ago

used VS Code to build YT Speed Controller

•4 reviews

Visual Studio Code was the backbone of YT Speed Controller's development. Its powerful JavaScript editing capabilities, extension ecosystem, and integrated terminal made coding efficient and enjoyable. Features like IntelliSense and live debugging were crucial for creating a reliable, bug-free extension.

What's great

extensive extension library (42)IntelliSense (8)integrated terminal (4)debugging tools (9)

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4 views1yr ago

Somorr

•3 reviews

free and compatible with many OS. Execute fast on the computer. with nice plugin such as live server and Github copilot, that I use all the time. I Also like the design, autosave feature, code cleaning, and the possibility of language that understand, from HTML, CSS/SCSS/LASS, PHP, JSON/JS, SQL and more.

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3 views3yr ago

Occasional.ly

•1 review

Great support for TypeScript, but also great extensions for languages like Go and Rust. I like that it's lightweight from the start, and you can make the editor more full-featured with extensions, but it's up to you.

What's great

lightweight (13)extensive extension library (42)

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3 views2yr ago

•3 reviews

I'm not sure I'll ever use another IDE again. I came from a background where Visual Studio was the go-to, but it was always so heavy and resource intensive. Once I switched to VSCode, I was hooked. It's light, easily customizable, and fully integrates with git!

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