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Visual Studio Code
Microsoft's free, open-source-based code editor with thousands of extensions.
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What is Visual Studio Code?
Visual Studio Code is a free code editor from Microsoft, built on open source, for Windows, macOS and Linux, and in the browser at vscode.dev. It supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript and almost every other language, with an extension marketplace that adds live previews, formatters and frameworks, plus built-in AI agent features.
Pros
- Free on every desktop OS and in the browser
- Huge extension marketplace
- Excellent HTML, CSS and JavaScript support
Cons
- No visual drag-and-drop design view
- Extensions take some setup
Who should use Visual Studio Code
Anyone who writes website code by hand.
Who may not need it
People who want to build sites visually without code.
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