Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.

The Visual Studio Code product itself ships under a standard Microsoft product license, as it has a small percentage of Microsoft-specific customizations. It’s free despite the commercial license.

A more full-featured way to use Visual Studio Code from the browser is with code-server, or the Coder service built upon it. Coder isn't free, though there is a 60-day trial, and it isn't limited ...