Visual Studio Code, often referred to as VS Code, is a free and feature-rich code editor that is widely used by developers for various programming tasks, including writing and debugging code, and managing code repositories, and extensions to enhance functionality. This code editor is a fully featured integrated development environment (IDE) designed for developers working with Microsoft’s open cloud technologies. The application comes with a simple and intuitive interface based on a common explorer style with a panel that shows all the files and folders you want to access. It facilitates the testing, building, packaging, and even the deployment of various types of software. You can create several tasks within Visual Studio Code, save them in the desired project, and quickly configure it by establishing the proper arguments.
Visual Studio Code Features:
- Multi-Language Support: VS Code offers support for numerous programming languages, and you can easily add support for additional languages through extensions.
- IntelliSense: It provides intelligent code completion, suggestions, and autocompletion to help you write code more efficiently.
- Integrated Git: VS Code includes built-in Git support for version control, allowing you to manage your code repositories without leaving the editor.
- Extensions: The editor supports a vast ecosystem of extensions, which can add features, language support, and tools to tailor the editor to your needs.
- Debugging: You can debug your code directly within VS Code, with support for multiple languages and debugging tools.
- Customization: VS Code is highly customizable with themes, syntax highlighting, and keyboard shortcuts. You can create your own themes and settings.
- Integrated Terminal: It comes with an integrated terminal, allowing you to run shell commands and scripts directly from the editor.
- Code Formatting: VS Code can automatically format your code according to the rules of the programming language you’re working with.
- Task Running: You can configure and run tasks, build systems, and other scripts from within VS Code.
Technical Setup Details:
- Software Name: Visual Studio Code
- Version: 1.83.0.
- Setup File Size: 91 MB.
- Developers: Corel
System Requirements and Technical Details
- Supported OS: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7
- RAM (Memory): 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- Free Hard Disk Space: 200 MB or more
Last modified: October 11, 2023
