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Latest Version: 1.109.5

Visual Studio Code, Microsoft's open-source TypeScript-based editor built on Electron, continues active development with over 181K stars and frequent updates.

Owner: microsoft

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Stars

182.0k

GitHub star count

Last Release

1 months ago

1.109.5

Contributors

100

N/A

Health Score

N/A

N/A

Key Features

  • editor

  • electron

  • microsoft

  • typescript

  • visual studio code

Tech Stack

TypeScript
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About

Visual Studio Code, Microsoft's open-source TypeScript-based editor built on Electron, continues active development with over 181K stars and frequent updates.

The January 2026 Recovery 5 release resolves issues tracked in milestone 378; full details are available in the v1.109 update notes on code.visualstudio.com.

Analyst Note

Visual Studio Code, Microsoft's open-source TypeScript-based editor built on Electron, continues active development with over 181K stars and frequent updates.

Best For

  • Technical stack evaluation for engineering teams
  • Dependency governance and upgrade planning in production systems
  • Track delivery cadence and release quality from microsoft
  • editor

Not Ideal For

  • Large open issue backlog.

Typical Use Cases

Technical stack evaluation for engineering teamsDependency governance and upgrade planning in production systemsTrack delivery cadence and release quality from microsoft

Decision Snapshot

  • Product type: Open Source
  • Primary language: TypeScript
  • Pricing model: Free
  • License: MIT
  • Last Release: 2/20/2026
Data Basis
  • Last Sync: Feb 22, 2026, 02:48 PM
  • Metrics Updated: Feb 22, 2026, 02:48 PM
  • Completeness: 100%
  • Last Verified: Feb 22, 2026, 02:48 PM

Data Status

Stale
Last SyncFeb 22, 2026, 02:48 PM
Metrics UpdatedFeb 22, 2026, 02:48 PM
Completeness100%
Last VerifiedFeb 22, 2026, 02:48 PM

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong community adoption.
  • Broad maintainer participation.
  • Active maintenance cadence.

Cons

  • -Large open issue backlog.

All Metrics

Adoption

4/4
Stars182.0k
Forks38.1k
Open Issues14.1k
Contributors100

Health

0/4
Health ScorePending
Trend ScorePending
Activity ScorePending
Reliability ScorePending

Core

3/5
Latest Version1.109.5
Last Release2/20/2026
Last Commit2/22/2026
StatusPending
Activity LevelPending

Security

0/1
Security ScorePending