Is Visual Studio Code dead?
Deaditude Score:
31.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Perfect for systems that must never, ever change. Like your manager's mindset.
*Data last collected: 20 Jan 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2015
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
73
Answer Rate
26%
Acceptance Rate
15%
Growth
+56%
Recent Questions
Setting environment variable from script in VS Code launch.json for debugging .NET application
Unanswered36 views
visual-studio-code.net-core.net-9.0
Copilot marks Figma MCP tool as "disabled by the user" after failure with no way to re-enable in same chat
Unanswered36 views
visual-studio-codegithub-copilotfigma
Cannot attach to the container with name/id <container name>, it no longer exists
Unanswered34 views
dockervisual-studio-codewindows-subsystem-for-linux
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
201,149
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
259
Posts
6.1
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+22.1%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
3 mentions of migrating away from Visual Studio Code detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI just love how my VS Code looks!
r/vscode24 days ago
272(91%)84
FracturedJson v5 released - highly readable JSON formatting for VSCode
r/vscode21 days ago
245(98%)14
VS Code 1.108 is here with lots of quality improvements. Agent skills are now available in stable, the terminal has received a ton of performance boosts and now supports hundreds of glyphs, plus Git worktrees are now accessible directly from the Repository Explorer!
r/vscode13 days ago
121(94%)18
I made a VS Code extension to move files easily
r/vscode8 days ago
87(95%)11
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Visual Studio Code jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
517🇮🇳India
242🇩🇪Germany
147🇫🇷France
80🇨🇦Canada
59🇬🇧United Kingdom
52Market Summary
1,097
Total Jobs
🏢
24,985
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Visual Studio Code is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Visual Studio Code, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
72
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points12.1
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
The bikeshedding is strong with this thread.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
IDEmacs: A Visual Studio Code clone for Emacs
2 months ago
301181
Visual Studio Code 1.105
3 months ago
90
Visual Studio Code Private Marketplace
2 months ago
31
Visual Studio Code – The open source AI code editor
2 months ago
31
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Visual Studio Code content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
32
Videos
864.8K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-38.5%
Average Engagement
27.0K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Visual Studio Code:
Alex Ziskind
Major Creator
StechiezDIY
Hobby Channel
Kevin Powell
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
9.2K328
Goodbye VS Code!
Kevin Powell
1 months ago
2.0K394
1 months ago
1.1K39
1 months ago
14729
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2026 | 31.8% |
| 7 Jan 2026 | 34.0% |
| 24 Dec 2025 | 35.9% |
| 10 Dec 2025 | 29.9% |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 23.1% |
| 13 Nov 2025 | 24.0% |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 27.7% |
| 18 Oct 2025 | 19.1% |
| 4 Oct 2025 | 28.7% |
| 20 Sept 2025 | 19.4% |
| 7 Sept 2025 | 31.3% |
| 24 Aug 2025 | 29.5% |
| 10 Aug 2025 | 19.4% |
| 28 Jul 2025 | 14.4% |
| 14 Jul 2025 | 13.5% |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 21.2% |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 23.9% |
| 3 Jun 2025 | 21.9% |
| 10 May 2025 | 27.7% |
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