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Who uses, recommends or left Visual Studio Code, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
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I don't care if it's missing all of the fancy IDE features everyone else relies on, Visual Studio Code is still the best text editor ever made.
His "Things I use" page, one entry per tool with his own note on why. The page is undated and no dated source for it could be found. (undated page)
2022-05-28·ripandis.com ↗
Visual Studio Code is my code editor of choice. I switched over in September 2016 and absolutely love it.
His /uses page, "Software and hardware that I use". The date here is the page's own article:published_time metadata.
2020-01-30·marclittlemore.com ↗
My primary code editor. Extensible, fast, and has excellent TypeScript support. The integrated terminal and Git features are fantastic.
His /uses page, an annotated inventory of the hardware and software in his setup. The date here is the last commit to the page's own content file, src/data/uses.ts in his site repo kasuken/website, whose contents match the quoted lines.
2025-10-08·emanuelebartolesi.com ↗
Visual Studio Code is my current editor. I've been using it for a few years now and I don't have any reason to switch. I do use vim for quick edits.
His /uses page listing the hardware and software he works with; the page is dated 2023-07-09 ("Initial draft") and he says he keeps it updated.
2023-07-09·ivansantos.me ↗
I use VS Code as my primary editor mainly because it’s more modern, highly configurable, and lightweight in comparison to other Electron-based editors such as Atom.
His /uses page. The page carries no publication date; the date here is when it was retrieved.
2019-07-17·amitmerchant.com ↗
Visual Studio Code is the go-to editor for some complex languages like React using JSX or TypeScript and I finally agreed with Wes Bos that VS Code is better for development of React JS.
His post "My Personal Development Environment" (3 April 2018), a walkthrough of every tool he installs on a new machine.
2018-04-03·blog.praveen.science ↗
When writing for my blog, I use Visual Studio Code.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering his development, podcasting and home-network setup.
2026-06-30·usesthis.com ↗
Editor - Visual Studio Code
Her /uses page, a "non-exhaustive list of things I use". The page is undated (footer (c) 2023) and mina.codes has no public source repo, so no publication date could be established.
2023-12-01·mina.codes ↗
Visual Studio Code has been my main code editor for the past 3 4 +5 years.
His /uses page, "Apps, tools and devices that I use", published 1 December 2019 and stamped "last update: 30 aug 2023".
2023-08-30·pouria.dev ↗
Visual Studio Code - The main IDE on my personal and work computer.
His "What I use" page, an up-to-date list of the tools, software and hardware he uses regularly. The page is undated and no dated source for it could be found. (undated page)
2020-10-02·adamdehaven.com ↗
For coding I use Visual Studio Code and primarily Chrome during development.
His Uses This interview, on the stack behind neal.fun.
2019-12-24·usesthis.com ↗
Visual Studio Code is my current editor which I switched to in September 2017 after years of Sublime Text.
His /uses page, a living document of the software and hardware he works with; the page discloses that most product links are Amazon affiliate links.
2019-12-12·wesbos.com ↗
For coding, I use Visual Studio Code. I use Git for source control, Photoshop for 2D art, Audition for audio editing, Premiere for video editing, and our team coordinates on Google Docs and Skype.
His Uses This interview, on the desk and toolchain behind RimWorld.
2019-05-21·usesthis.com ↗
Visual Studio Code code editor.
His /uses page, "a list of tools and services I love and use", which states it was last updated in April 2026 and that some of its links are affiliate links. Only the month is given, so no exact publication date could be established.
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