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Specimen vs Visual Studio Code

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

Specimen

Specimen

Development

Specimen is a digital typeface specimen web app that allows designers and developers to easily create, share and showcase typeface specimens. It has a simple drag-and-drop interface to add fonts, customize layouts, and preview specimens across devices.

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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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