The C# extension provides language services, while the C# Dev Kit extension builds on the Visual Studio foundation for solution management, templates and debugging testing.

Microsoft announced the preview release of C# Dev Kit, a new extension for Visual Studio Code intended to improve the C# development experience on Linux, macOS, Windows and more.

The tool's description indicates it's actually built on top of that C# Dev Kit, along with Microsoft's main C# extension (22 million installs), which helps provide IntelliSense code completion along ...

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.