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Visual Studio Code Will Replace Visual Studio

posted by janrinok on Sunday May 06 2018, @11:35AM   Printer-friendly
from the what's-in-a-name? dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

The signs are undeniable at this point.

The very first sign was when Microsoft refused to port Visual Studio (VS) to 64 bit. While VS is indeed a large codebase, MS had no qualms doing the same for Microsoft Office. The fact that they no longer want to invest too much resources into it should point to the fact Visual Studio is very much in maintenance mode now.

Visual Studio was always paid software. But in 2014 MS introduced the Community Edition. The only real difference between it and the Pro (paid) version is the 'Code Lens' feature. Another sign that MS no longer sees Visual Studio as driving any meaningful revenue.

[...] Visual Studio Code continues to release enhancements every single month, moving at a fast pace. Compare that to Visual Studio Pro, whose development seems pretty much only about updating its integration of the various Language Services to the latest version.

With Microsoft's focus shifting from Windows to Azure, it is but natural that they no longer want an IDE that runs only on Windows. Thus comes in VS Code, a free, cross platform IDE that supports all modern languages.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 07 2018, @09:07AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 07 2018, @09:07AM (#676589)

    I'm glad most desktop applications haven't accepted the bullshit 'modern' standards of changing themselves every week. Not having to update something every month is a pro, not a con.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 07 2018, @07:22PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 07 2018, @07:22PM (#676758)

    I agree, the Web is a UI mess, still in Wild West Cowboy mode. I don't mind learning new things that add new value, but keeping up with the "UX" Flavor of the Month is like keeping up with the Kardashians. Both the Kardashians and Web UI "standards" suck in similar ways. No wonder web co's keep dumping old devs: fashion chasing bores those who finally realize the game.