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VS Code, a powerful, customizable yet free IDE
May 17, 2021

VS Code, a powerful, customizable yet free IDE

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Visual Studio Code

It is used across different departments for various use.
For our team, we use Visual Studio Code for different types of software developments.
  • Support numerous plugins for different usages
  • Available in multiple platforms
  • Powerful yet lightweight
  • Nil
  • The plugin ecosystem
  • Cross platform support
  • Debugger
  • As it can suit the need of different developers, it let us unify the IDE environment in the team
  • The same tool can be used in different projects, reducing the effort to learn new tools
  • The tool is free of charge, yet provide the power of other paid alternatives
I have been using Vim as both editor and IDE for development projects for a long time until I met Visual Studio Code.
VS Code can provide the editing power of Vim through a plugin, plus many other benefits, thus it can easily replace Vim in most development use.

PyCharm is a subscription based IDE specialized for Python. VS Code is free of charge, which provides better ROI.

Do you think Microsoft Visual Studio Code delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Visual Studio Code's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Visual Studio Code live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Microsoft Visual Studio Code go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Visual Studio Code again?

Yes

It is very suited for development use at the developers' workstations. As mentioned in the previous sections, it provides a lot of conveniences for different kinds of development uses.
It is less suitable for on-the-fly file editing in the production machines, which is both over-kill and inconvenient. Built-in editors like Vim will be more suitable for that job.