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Visual Studio Code vs WritePad

A side-by-side look at Visual Studio Code and WritePad. 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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WritePad

WritePad

Office & Productivity

WritePad is a basic text editor and word processor for Windows. It has essential editing features like spell check, text formatting, and the ability to print documents.

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