Microsoft's lightweight but powerful source-code editor. Great for web dev with an insane extension marketplace and built-in Git integration.
VS Code is Microsoft's free, open-source code editor and the most widely used editor in the world. It is my backup editor and the one I reach for when I need a quick visual browse through an unfamiliar project.
The extension ecosystem is enormous. Pretty much any language, framework, or tool has first-class VS Code support. Remote containers, Live Share, and the integrated terminal cover most collaborative and remote-dev workflows out of the box.
I use it with the Vim extension enabled — so I still get Vim keybindings — but without the deep configuration overhead of my Neovim setup. It is also my go-to when pair-programming because it is immediately familiar to almost everyone.
Despite strongly preferring Neovim for day-to-day work, I would recommend VS Code as the starting editor for anyone new to development. The defaults are sensible, the error highlighting works immediately, and GitHub Copilot integrates flawlessly.