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Visual Micro vs Visual Studio Code

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

Visual Micro

Visual Micro

Development

Visual Micro is an extension for Microsoft Visual Studio that enables Arduino development and debugging directly within the Visual Studio IDE. It supports features like code completion, code templates, intelligent code hints, and build automation.

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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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