Visual Studio Code

CodeImpact August 2015

Who Am I

• David Fekke
• Polyglot Software Engineer
• Primarily .NET, Android, iOS and Node.js
• Organizer for JaxNode
• Also do IoT 

This is not your Dad's Microsoft

• Open Source
• ASP.NET Core/ DNX
• Embracing Node.js
• Azure Cloud Services

Change!

Azure Support Platforms

• .NET
• PHP
• Ruby
• Python
• Node.js
• Java

Visual Studio Code

• Free!!!
• Cross Platform
• Based on Electron Github editor
• Windows/Linux/Mac OS X
• Git support platform

Why Use VS Code over VS

• Legacy Visual Studio is Huge
• LVS tooling baked in
• VS Code use your own tooling
• Both offer Code Completion
• LVS supports both TFS and Git
• VS Code supports Git

VS Code Alternatives

• Sublime
• VIM
• TextMate
• Electron

Demo

Questions?

Contact Me

• David Fekke
• email me David Fekke at gmail dot com
• Twitter @davidfekke
• Skype: davidfekke