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<p>Visual Studio Code, commonly referred to as VS Code, is an <a href="/facts/Integrated_development_environment/jbEINSQf">integrated development environment</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> for <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> and <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">web browsers</a>. Features include support for <a href="/facts/Debugging/QtdpPJT0">debugging</a>, <a href="/facts/Syntax_highlighting/cLCr5a6w">syntax highlighting</a>, <a href="/facts/Intelligent_code_completion/E25moVCY">intelligent code completion</a>, <a href="/facts/Snippet_(programming)/X3P0GDlq">snippets</a>, <a href="/facts/Code_refactoring/gkw9oVTE">code refactoring</a>, and embedded <a href="/facts/Version_control/pxCmFXqK">version control</a> with <a href="/facts/Git/U5Ty9QmQ">Git</a>. Users can change the <a href="/facts/Theme_(computing)/N08U51pq">theme</a>, <a href="/facts/Keyboard_shortcut/mjeb82kI">keyboard shortcuts</a>, preferences, and install <a href="/facts/Plug-in_(computing)/351Du3Wu">extensions</a> that add functionality. </p><p>Visual Studio Code is <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary software</a> released under the "Microsoft Software License", but based on the <a href="/facts/MIT_license/8llAQtlk">MIT licensed</a> program named "Visual Studio Code – Open Source" (also known as "Code – OSS"), also created by Microsoft and available through <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a>. </p><p>In the 2024 <a href="/facts/Stack_Overflow/HqsBeyHX">Stack Overflow</a> Developer Survey, out of 58,121 responses, 73.6% of respondents reported using Visual Studio Code, more than twice the percentage of respondents who reported using its nearest alternative, <a href="/facts/Visual_Studio/omNe6Lej">Visual Studio</a>. </p>