intelliSense is a form of predictive coding. In addition to this, there is intelliSense but built into the code editor. It’s built into the design and your desired workspace set up. You don’t need to have multiple screens to run the different consoles and rearrange them each time you need to minimize something. This makes the process of bug tracking, and code run-throughs a lot easier and faster. Unlike many other code editors, Visual Studio Code has an in-built debugger, making the development flow less ‘clicky’ and maintains a single view with code and debugger. There is built-in support for almost all programming languages, including but not limited to HTML, CSS, TypeScript, Java, C++, PHP, Go, SQL, Objective-C, and Ruby. This means that it works on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Visual Studio Code is free, open-source, and cross-platform. However, there are few distinct features that tip a developer’s preference over towards Visual Studio Code.
But why is it so popular? On the surface, it looks just like a typical code editor.