Visual Studio Code vs Xming

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

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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Xming

Os & Utilities

Xming is an open-source X Window System server for Microsoft Windows operating systems. It allows users to run Linux and Unix graphical applications on Windows by providing display and input capabilities. Xming is lightweight, easy to install, and works well for basic X11 forwarding.

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