Visual Studio Code 1.0
Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers
Visual Studio Code 1.0 launched on April 15, 2016 with 309 votes, #48 of 4,301 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
Visual Studio Code is a cross-platform text editor from Microsoft designed for developers. It offers built-in git integration, debugging capabilities, and search functions to support development work across Linux, Windows, and Mac. The editor emphasizes core productivity through rich code editing features and frequent updates.
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From the sources
Visual Studio Code 1.0 is Microsoft's text editor for developers. Built-in git integration, frequent updates, and search functions for all of your development needs.
Visual Studio Code releases 1.0.
Blog: Building the new GitHub Copilot inline suggestions model. Today we’re very proud to release version 1.0 of Visual Studio Code. Since our initial launch one year ago, 2 million developers have installed VS Code. Today, we’re excited to report that more than 500,000 developers actively use VS Code each month. What started as an experiment to build a production quality editor using modern web technologies has blossomed into a new kind of cross-platform development tool, one that focuses on core developer productivity by centering the product on rich code editing and debugging experiences. Visual Studio Code brings the industry-leading experiences of Visual Studio to a streamlined…from code.visualstudio.com
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