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Visual Studio Code vs Windows App Studio

A side-by-side look at Visual Studio Code and Windows App Studio. 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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Windows App Studio

Windows App Studio

Development

Windows App Studio is a free integrated development environment by Microsoft that allows anyone to easily build Windows apps. It includes tools for building user interfaces, connecting to data sources, and publishing apps to the Microsoft Store.

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