January 2020 (version 1.42)

Update 1.42.1 : The update addresses these issues .

Downloads: Windows: User System | Mac | Linux: snap deb rpm tarball

Welcome to the January 2020 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Rename preview - See pending renames in a diff view and easily accept or reject changes.
• Open editors limit - Set

November 2019 (version 1.41)

Update 1.41.1 : The update addresses these issues .

Downloads: Windows: User System | Mac | Linux: snap deb rpm tarball

Welcome to the November 2019 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Compact folders in Explorer - Single child folders collapsed by default.
• Edit left side of diff views - You can now

October 2019 (version 1.40)

Update 1.40.1 : The update addresses these issues .

Update 1.40.2 : The update addresses these issues .

Downloads: Windows: User System | Mac | Linux: snap deb rpm tarball

Welcome to the October 2019 release of Visual Studio Code. As announced in the October iteration plan , we focused on housekeeping GitHub issues and pull requests as documented in our issue grooming guide . Across all of our VS Code

Inspecting Containers with VS Code

October 31, 2019 by Bowden Kelly, @bowdenk7

When developing containerized applications, it is common to try to debug build and runtime issues by attaching a shell to the running container using docker exec --it {containerID} /bin/sh .

This technique allows you to inspect the container environment via the command line, but it doesn't give you a rich set of tools to diagnose issues.

In this post, we'll look at how you can

September 2019 (version 1.39)

Update 1.39.1 : The update addresses these issues , including a fix for a security vulnerability.

Update 1.39.2 : The update addresses these issues .

Downloads: Windows: User System | Mac | Linux: snap deb rpm tarball

Welcome to the September 2019 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

Remote SSH: Tips and Tricks

October 3, 2019 by Sana Ajani, @sana_ajani

In a previous Remote SSH blog post , we went over how to set up a Linux virtual machine and connect to the VM using the Remote - SSH extension in Visual Studio Code. In this blog post, we'll go into some tips and tricks that you can use to get the most out of your remote setup.

Connect using Remote SSH

The Visual Studio Code Remote - SSH extension allows you to connect

August 2019 (version 1.38)

Update 1.38.1 : The update addresses these issues .

Downloads: Windows: User System | Mac | Linux: snap deb rpm tarball

Welcome to the August 2019 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Preserve case for global search and replace - Keep letter casing across multi-file search/replace.
• Settings editor string

WSL 2 with Visual Studio Code

September 3, 2019 by Matt Hernandez, @fiveisprime

It's been a couple of months since the initial betas for the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL 2) were launched and I wanted to share a bit about what this is all about and how this will help you be more productive. I've been using the beta since it landed in Windows Insiders and I quickly switched over to using WSL 2 exclusively in my daily development tasks.

What's changing

July 2019 (version 1.37)

Update 1.37.1 : The update addresses these issues .

Downloads: Windows: User System | Mac | Linux: snap deb rpm tarball

Welcome to the July 2019 release of Visual Studio Code. There are a number of updates in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:

• Full product icon refresh - New modern icons across all of VS Code.
• Edit string arrays in the Settings UI -