Under the VSCodium project, a version of the Visual Studio Code (VSCode) code editor is being developed, containing only free components, stripped of Microsoft branding elements, and free from telemetry code. The VSCodium builds are prepared for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and come with built-in support for Git, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js. Functionally, VSCodium mirrors Visual Studio Code and offers plugin-level compatibility (support for C++, C#, Java, Python, PHP, and Go is available through plugins, for example).
Visual Studio Code is developed by Microsoft as an open project available under the MIT license, but the officially provided binary builds are not identical to the source texts as they include components for tracking actions within the editor and sending telemetry data. The collection of telemetry is explained by optimizing the interface based on the actual behavior of developers. Furthermore, the binary builds are distributed under a separate non-free license. The VSCodium project provides ready-to-install packages, released under MIT licenses, saving time on building Visual Studio Code from source.
It's important to note that the Visual Studio Code editor is built using the developments of the Atom project and the Electron platform, based on the Chromium codebase and Node.js. The editor features a built-in debugger, Git integration tools, refactoring tools, code navigation, automatic completion of standard constructs, and contextual suggestions. It supports over 100 programming languages and technologies. To extend the functionality of Visual Studio Code, there is an option to install extensions.
Kilde: opennet.ru
