Visual Studio Code (VSCode) is a cross-platform (Linux, Mac OS, Windows) editor that can be extended with plugins to your needs.įor example, if you want to create an ASP.NET application using Visual Studio Code you need to perform several steps on your own to setup the project.
Visual Studio (free Community edition - since 2015) is a simplified version of the full version and replaces the separated express editions used before 2015. Feature-centered meaning that there are different versions (Visual Studio Web Developer, Visual Studio C#, etc.) depending on your goal. Visual Studio (free 'Express' versions - only until 2017) are feature-centered and simplified versions of the full version. Visual Studio (full version) is a 'full-featured' and 'convenient' development environment.
