VS Code Review & Alternatives (2026 Guide)
Microsoft Visual Studio Code lets you build and debug apps
Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications.
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VS Code user ratings
Based on 13 reviews
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Where Sentra lives natively.
VS Code is where developers already build, test, and debug. It gave us the perfect foundation to bring Gatling’s AI Assistant right into the IDE.
Been using VSCode for years now, it's still my go-to!
Top VS Code Alternatives (2026)
Looking for a VS Code alternative? Here are the most-compared options people consider.
Windsurf
The first agentic IDE. Tomorrow's editor, today.
Windsurf is an IDE that enables anyone to collaborate in lockstep with AI. Built by the Codeium team, the Windsurf Edito…
JetBrains
WebStorm: The JavaScript and TypeScript IDE, by JetBrains
Make development more productive and enjoyable with WebStorm, the IDE for JavaScript and related technologies.