# julia-vscode/julia-vscode

Julia extension for Visual Studio Code

Repository: https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/julia-vscode
Homepage: https://www.julia-vscode.org/
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: julia, vscode, integrated-development-environment, ide, julialang, julia-language
Last push: 2026-08-25T16:47:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3725, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 76, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 30}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1340, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.970960+00:00)

## What it is
The official Julia language extension for Visual Studio Code, providing IDE features such as syntax highlighting, code completion, an integrated Julia REPL, debugging, and notebook-style canvas programming. It is written in TypeScript and maintained by the julia-vscode organization.

## Use cases
- set up a Julia development environment in VS Code
- run a Julia REPL inside my editor
- debug Julia code with breakpoints
- get autocomplete and syntax highlighting for Julia
- run Julia notebooks in VS Code
- connect VS Code to a remote Julia kernel

## When to choose
- you write Julia and want a full IDE experience in VS Code
- you need an integrated REPL, debugger, and linting for Julia
- you want notebook-style exploratory programming with static analysis

## When to avoid
- you use an editor other than VS Code
- you only need to run Julia scripts without editor integration
- you need IDE support for a language other than Julia

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, documentation
- domain: programming-languages, developer-tools, text-editors, data-science
- platform: cross-platform, editor-plugin
- tags: julia, vscode-extension, language-support, repl, debugger, lsp

## Member repositories
- julia-vscode/julia-vscode (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.970960+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:43:52.166966+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.970960+00:00, sha ff66d1398b15)
  - homepage: https://www.julia-vscode.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:08.025808+00:00, sha 913e4d542801)
  - site_page: https://www.julia-vscode.org/docs/stable (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:08.034824+00:00, sha 71ece653bd20)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.