Key Details
- Simplicity and Power: VS Code combines the simplicity of a source code editor with powerful developer tooling, like IntelliSense code completion and debugging.
- Cross-Platform: It supports macOS, Linux, and Windows, so you can hit the ground running, no matter the platform.
- Fast Source Code Editor: At its heart, VS Code features a lightning-fast source code editor, perfect for day-to-day use.
- Support for Hundreds of Languages: With support for hundreds of languages, VS Code helps you be instantly productive with syntax highlighting, bracket-matching, auto-indentation, box-selection, snippets, and more.
Developer's Description
- Visual Studio Code, also commonly referred to as VS Code, is a source-code editor developed by Microsoft.
- It was first announced on April 29, 2015. The editor is developed for macOS and web browsers.
- It was initially released as a cross-platform, open-source, and lightweight alternative to the Windows-focused Visual Studio IDE
- Microsoft released VS Code to cater to a wider au Windows, Linux,dience of developers familiar with various operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.