Visual Studio Code and C#

Jul 25, 2025

C# is a Microsoft product at its core, even though it is developed in an open-source way these days. It makes sense, then, that another Microsoft product, Visual Studio Code, has exceptional support for C#. I installed the C# language support in VS Code and tested it out.

With features like IntelliSense (this is the auto-completion logic where the editor guesses what you are going to type when you press period after a type name), VS Code offers many advantages over Notepad. I am not sure if they still call it IntelliSense, but it is helpful for serious developers.

Other features of VS Code with the official C# extension include:

Support for renaming types and variables (this is simple refactoring).

More advanced refactoring support, when you right-click on a something and go to Refactor.

Errors that appear directly in the code where they were triggered.

Syntax highlighting to make programs easier to read.

Overall I found the C# support in VS Code to be superior to that in other editors. One big drawback of VS Code is its reliance on Chromium to render its user interface, which makes it slower than programs like Zed. But other than the slight slowdown, it is both more compatible with languages and systems, and has more features, making Visual Studio Code a good choice for developers new and experienced alike.

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