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Visual Studio Code
Free, extensible code editor with IntelliSense auto-completion, built-in Git, debugging, terminal, and a marketplace of 40,000+ extensions for every language and framework.
Why It’s Useful
It hits the sweet spot between a lightweight text editor and a heavy IDE. The extension ecosystem means it adapts to any language or workflow you throw at it.
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