Microsoft open-sourced VS Code several years ago. Since then, VS Code, which can be used with hundreds of languages, supports Git, and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Visual Studio can now be used to remotely debug Linux applications using the GDB debugger. The Visual Studio Code editor that Microsoft released for Linux earlier this year was also open-sourced.

The free and cross-platform Chromium-based code editor Visual Studio Code is being open sourced today. A new build has also been published, adding an extension mechanism to the editor.

In today's open source roundup: Microsoft offers .NET tool for Linux. Plus: SuperTuxKart gets a major upgrade. And play the Chocolate Doom game in Debian.

At its Build developer conference, Microsoft today announced the launch of Visual Studio Code, a lightweight cross-platform code editor for writing modern web and cloud applications that will run ...

Snaps can run universally across over 40 Linux distribution variants. Visual Studio Code as a Snap means Microsoft can spend less time working on packaging and managing builds across Linux distros.