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DDEV vs Visual Studio Code

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

DDEV

DDEV

Development

DDEV is a local development environment and tooling for PHP developers to develop and test code on their own system. It packages docker containers for web and database services to closely resemble a live server.

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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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