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Microsoft Releases Visual Studio Code Preview For Linux, OS X, and Windows

Posted by Soulskill on from the of-proof-and-pudding dept.

ClockEndGooner writes: Microsoft is still extending its efforts into cross platform development with the release of a preview edition of Visual Studio Code, "a lightweight cross-platform code editor for writing modern web and cloud applications that will run on OS X, Linux and Windows." Derived from its Monaco editor for Visual Studio Online, the initial release includes rich code assistance and navigation for JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, ASP.NET 5, C# and many others.

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  1. It is Atom from github by Billly+Gates · · Score: 2, Informative

    Just re branded with node.js replaced with a fork and Chromium as a viewer. Never thought I would see MS use Chrome.

    But applause as MS is truly adopting to open source

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    1. Re:It is Atom from github by Richard_at_work · · Score: 4, Informative

      Its not simply Atom, it uses the Monaco editor MS have been using on VS Online for some time, as well as Omnisharp and a few other things - Atom supplies the shell, and Chromium the runtime, but its much more than simply Atom.

    2. Re: It is Atom from github by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 2

      Like GP said, it's a fork with significant changes. The editor is replaced entirely, and then there's the whole .NET integration story.

  2. Linus Wins by wile_e8 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.

    -- Linus Torvalds

    1. Re:Linus Wins by Guspaz · · Score: 3

      So I guess Torvalds won when Microsoft became a Linux kernel developer?

    2. Re:Linus Wins by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 3, Insightful

      If Microsoft ends up making money doing applications for Linux, it means that Microsoft has won, as well.

      The nice thing about this is that there doesn't have to be a losing party.

    3. Re:Linus Wins by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 2

      When Microsoft loses exclusivity with Windows then Microsoft eventually loses. They've hardly ever competed in the market based on capabilities and quality

      Let me guess, you're still bitter from WinME?

      Look at what's actually making money. Hint: it's mostly Office, not Windows, and it has been that way for many years now. Why would Office for iOS or Android, say, make any less money than Office for Windows?

      Or, say, Azure. It's a money maker, despite playing catch-up with AWS.

      What I see is only a way to let over developers make apps which only run on Windows.

      Yeah, that's why Code runs on Linux: to let people who use Linux make apps that only run on Windows. Makes perfect sense.

    4. Re:Linus Wins by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Granted, they are not writing apps for it (yet)

      Well, except for all these.

    5. Re: Linus Wins by Gadget_Guy · · Score: 2

      That was always such a dumb quote because Microsoft had been writing software for Unix since the 80s. Even Microsoft Word ran on Unix 6 years before the first Linux release.

  3. Could be good. by Zarjazz · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm no fan of M$, far from it, but despite that I'll be the first to admit that Visual Studio has always been a very good product. You can tell those that write the IDE also use it themselves and know what developers need / want. So a cross platform version is certainly interesting.

    1. Re:Could be good. by meta-monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

      I hate how much I like Visual Studio and C# in general.

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  4. Re:Atom? The shittiest text editor around? by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yup, Vim FTW! I particularly like this VIM Cheat Sheet

    MS forgot the first rule of programs:

    "Those who forget the past are condemned to re-implement it, badly."

  5. The editor can't load arbitrary binary files by snikulin · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So for certain developers like me CodeWritght is still alive

    1. Re:The editor can't load arbitrary binary files by jones_supa · · Score: 2

      One tip for those who are using regular VS though. Not many know that there is actually an integrated hex editor.

      In the "Open File" dialog, select a file and then choose "Open With..." from the pull-down menu in the bottom. A new dialog pops up from which you can select "Binary Editor".

  6. Re: Atom? The shittiest text editor around? by senatorpjt · · Score: 3, Informative

    Notepad in Windows 95 had a maximum file size of 64K.

  7. Microsoft and cross platform development? by DougPaulson · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "Microsoft is still extending its efforts into cross platform development" after spending much effort on making everything Windows only.

    "It was creating a situation where pure 100% Java applications would look just as good as pure Windows applications which we have to avoid." ref

    "possible emergence of a set of API's and underlying system software that lead to lesser or no role for Windows" ref

    "How do we wrest control of Java away from Sun?" ref

    "This summer we're going to totally divorce Sun" ref