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API Plug vs Visual Studio Live Share

A side-by-side look at API Plug and Visual Studio Live Share. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

API Plug

API Plug

Development

API Plug is an open-source API mocking tool that allows developers to create, share, test and validate APIs without having the back-end ready. It provides a simple graphical interface to define APIs and generate mock responses with configurable latency and error conditions.

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Visual Studio Live Share

Visual Studio Live Share

Development

Visual Studio Live Share is a Visual Studio extension that allows developers to collaborate on code in real time. It supports sharing a codebase, debugging together, sharing terminals, discussing via audio call, and viewing edits as they are typed.

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