Below is some of the differences between Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code to work with .NET application development.
| Visual Studio | Visual Studio Code |
|---|---|
| It is an IDE with great tools support. A lots of work can be done with mouse. | It is an light weight editor. Many of the task you need to do from terminal. |
| Good for the developers who comes from .NET Framework world to .NET Core world. | Good for the developers who comes from non .NET (like JavaScript) world to .NET Core world. |
| Takes big hard disk spaces for installation. | Takes small hard disk spaces for installation. |
| It is in Windows and Mac but both are having different look and feel. | Truly cross platform. Same thing can be installed in both Windows and Mac. |
| Lots of things are abstracted away from you behind the rich tool support. | You need to work more closely with the SDK. |
| Popular in enterprises. | Popular in open source world. |
Which one you will use depends on your personal preferences.
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