Free, extensible code editor from Microsoft. Huge extension ecosystem; runs everywhere.
What is VS Code?
Free, extensible code editor from Microsoft. Huge extension ecosystem; runs everywhere. See it in our Development Tools collection.
Key benefits
- VS Code fits into a modern web development toolchain and can reduce boilerplate work.
- Using VS Code can improve developer productivity versus ad‑hoc scripts and manual processes.
- VS Code typically integrates with Git-based workflows, CI/CD, or popular runtimes and frameworks.
Use cases
- Integrating VS Code into your local dev or CI pipeline to automate repetitive work.
- Using VS Code to monitor, debug, or optimize applications in production.
- Adopting VS Code as a standard tool across your engineering team for consistency.
About VS Code
Free, extensible code editor from Microsoft. Huge extension ecosystem; runs everywhere.
VS Code appears in The Stash under the development tools category so you can quickly understand what it does, when to use it, and where it fits into your workflow.
Sources & further reading
- ide
- editor
- microsoft
- extensions
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