Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 6.0
- age_days: 4065
- days_rel: 6
- days_push: 3
- n_releases_24m: 103
Adoption not part of the score
193797 stars · 45759 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-21, confidence 0.99
Visual Studio Code is a free, open‑source, cross‑platform code editor built on Electron. It offers a rich extensibility model, built‑in debugging, and integrated terminal support.
Use cases
- Edit source code with syntax highlighting and IntelliSense
- Debug applications directly from the editor
- Develop and test VS Code extensions
- Perform remote development over SSH or containers
- Run tasks and scripts using the integrated terminal
- Manage source control with built‑in Git support
When to choose
- You need a lightweight yet powerful editor that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- You want a highly extensible environment with a large marketplace of extensions
- You require built‑in debugging, terminal, and Git integration out of the box
- You are developing extensions or custom language support for VS Code
When to avoid
- You need a full‑featured IDE with deep language‑specific tooling (e.g., Visual Studio, IntelliJ)
- You have very limited system resources and cannot afford Electron’s memory footprint
- You require a native UI without the Electron layer for performance‑critical applications
Facets
application · maturity active
gui editor cli plugin-system file-upload terminal-ui developer-tools web-development backend frontend windows cross-platform cli typescript extensibility open-source mit-license remote-development debugger macos linux electron
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode · fetched 2026-10-18 · efa7aa0039eb
Member repositories
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/vscode")
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