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JetBrains Rider vs Visual Studio Code

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

JetBrains Rider

JetBrains Rider

Development

JetBrains Rider is a fast and powerful cross-platform .NET IDE created specifically for .NET developers. It provides advanced code editing and navigation features for C#, VB.NET, F#, JavaScript, TypeScript and other .NET languages.

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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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