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Visual Studio Code vs Visual Studio Live Share

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

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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Visual Studio Live Share

Visual Studio Live Share

Development

Visual Studio Live Share is a Visual Studio extension that allows developers to collaborate on code in real time. It supports sharing a codebase, debugging together, sharing terminals, discussing via audio call, and viewing edits as they are typed.

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