Visual Studio Code proper is built using the Electron shell, Node.js, TypeScript, and the Language Server protocol, and is updated on a monthly basis. The extensions are updated as often as needed.

Visual Studio Code is a lightweight IDE from Microsoft for developers to write code in a variety of languages like Python, PHP and more. It has inbuilt support for Git as well.

Microsoft today launched its Node.js Tools for Visual Studio in alpha, which now allows developers to edit, and debug node.js code right in Microsoft’s popular IDE.