VS Code
Technology & Computing abbreviation · Programming
| Stands for | Visual Studio Code |
|---|---|
| Categories | Technology & Computing |
VS Code stands for Visual Studio Code, a programming abbreviation.
A free source-code editor from Microsoft for Windows, macOS and Linux, with built-in Git, debugging and a huge extension marketplace. It ranks as the most widely used code editor in developer surveys.
Example: Install the Python extension in VS Code and select the virtual environment's interpreter.
Usage notes
Announced in 2015 and built on the Electron framework; its core is open source under the MIT license, while Microsoft's own builds add proprietary parts. It is a separate product from Visual Studio, Microsoft's heavyweight IDE. AI-focused editors such as Cursor are forks of it. Also written VSCode.
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