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Text Workbench vs Visual Studio Code

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

Text Workbench

Text Workbench

Office & Productivity

Text Workbench is an open source word processor software. It has basic word processing features like typing and editing text and formatting, but also includes more advanced features like macros and search and replace across multiple files.

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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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