Visual Studio Code’s download size (~90 MB) is a masterpiece of efficiency. Microsoft successfully built a world-class IDE that downloads faster than a Spotify song and installs in under 30 seconds.
Microsoft achieved this small size by building VS Code on (a framework that uses web technologies) but stripping it down to the absolute bare bones. The core editor is just a fast text editor. Everything else comes from extensions. visual studio code download size
VS Code sits in the middle ground. It is significantly heavier than native code editors like Sublime Text or Notepad++, but remains vastly lighter than full-fledged IDEs like IntelliJ or Visual Studio (Classic). Visual Studio Code’s download size (~90 MB) is