As part of the VSCodium project, a build of the Visual Studio Code (VSCode) code editor is being developed, containing only free components, cleaned of Microsoft brand elements and freed from code for collecting telemetry. VSCodium builds are prepared for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and come with built-in support for Git, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js. In terms of functionality, VSCodium repeats Visual Studio Code and provides compatibility at the plugin level (through plugins, for example, support for C ++, C #, Java, Python, PHP and Go is available).
Visual Studio Code is developed by Microsoft as an open source project available under the MIT license, but the officially provided binary assemblies are not identical to the source texts, as they include components for tracking actions in the editor and sending telemetry. The collection of telemetry is explained by the optimization of the interface, taking into account the real behavior of developers. In addition, binary assemblies are distributed under a separate non-free license. The VSCodium project provides ready-to-install packages under the MIT license that save you time building Visual Studio Code from source.
Recall that the Visual Studio Code editor is built using the developments of the Atom project and the Electron platform, based on the Chromium and Node.js code base. The editor provides a built-in debugger, tools for working with Git, refactoring tools, code navigation, type completion, and context help. More than 100 programming languages ββand technologies are supported. To extend the functionality of Visual Studio Code, you can install add-ons.
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