Since then, VS Code, which can be used with hundreds of languages, supports Git, and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Canonical's Snaps are containerized applications, which contains all of a ...

Once Linux is enabled on your Chromebook getting up and running with Visual Studio Code is beyond simple. Head to the Visual Studio Code website. Download the .deb Debian package.

Linux support, the most-requested feature for Visual Studio Code Live Share -- which allows real-time collaboration among developers on different machines and platforms -- was announced this week.

With 14 million users, Microsoft's open source cross-platform code editor Visual Studio Code is one of its key tools for keeping developers engaged with its future in the cloud.

Microsoft said it loves Linux now, and new tweaks to Visual Studio will appeal to open-source loving developers.

Visual Studio Code, the popular development text editor and IDE, has rolled out its big July 2025 release. The v1.103 update adds new Git and terminal integrations, better language support, and more.

If you’re an R programmer hoping to try GitHub Copilot, you’ll need to use Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. Here’s how to set up and use VS Code for R.

Microsoft made Visual Studio Code available for Linux as a Snap, supporting the containerized software package and seamless auto-updates for Linux users.