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BlackArch vs Visual Studio Code

A side-by-side look at BlackArch and Visual Studio Code. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

BlackArch

BlackArch

Security & Privacy

BlackArch is an Arch Linux-based penetration testing distribution for ethical hackers and security researchers. It comes with over 2,000 tools preinstalled for tasks like reconnaissance, exploitation, password attacks, forensics, reverse engineering, and more.

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code

Development

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, lightweight code editor developed by Microsoft. It supports debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and Git control. VS Code has a large extension ecosystem allowing developers to add new languages, themes, debuggers and tools.

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