Is Visual Studio Code dead?
Deaditude Score:
31.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You could build the next 100 years of legacy systems with this. Is that a good thing?
*Data last collected: 7 Sept 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
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
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Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
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⏱️ 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
103
Answer Rate
30%
Acceptance Rate
17%
Growth
+88%
Recent Questions
C# not installing properly in VS Code on Mac
Unanswered48 views
c#visual-studio-code.net-9.0
Create custom language (perhaps via extension) that piggybacks off another language
Unanswered22 views
visual-studio-code
Error displayed in output windows of VSCode every time I run/debug after installing tdm-gcc and C/C++ Compile Run extension
Unanswered19 views
visual-studio-codevscode-extensions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
188,624
Subscribers
33
Active Users
Activity Metrics
334
Posts
16.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+45.9%
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 dayswhoever decided to force AI chat panel, f-- you sincerely
r/vscode18 days ago
1962(95%)184
I turned VS Code into a game – your IDE now levels up with you.
r/vscode13 days ago
318(90%)37
Add a Clone in VS Code button to GitHub
r/vscode28 days ago
187(83%)48
Turned My JSON/CSV Viewer into a Fully Functional Grid Editor!
r/vscode29 days ago
150(97%)6
I made an extension that insults you if you copy & paste ai generated code
r/vscode11 days ago
1050(94%)31
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Visual Studio Code jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
800🇮🇳India
216🇩🇪Germany
149🇫🇷France
82🇨🇦Canada
56🇬🇧United Kingdom
36Market Summary
1,339
Total Jobs
🏢
20,923
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
74
Posts
Last mentioned 4 days ago
Community Interest
Average points12.5
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Kotlin-Lsp: Kotlin Language Server and Plugin for Visual Studio Code
3 months ago
175119
Visual Studio Code: Text Buffer Reimplementation (2018)
4 months ago
546
Visual Studio Code 1.102
2 months ago
80
Creative Writing in Visual Studio Code
3 months ago
50
Visual Studio Code for the Web
3 months ago
44
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Visual Studio Code content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
15
Videos
325.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-20.0%
Average Engagement
21.7K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Visual Studio Code:
SkyCodes
Hobby Channel
James Montemagno
Growing Channel
Eric Tech
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
5 New VS Code AI Features & Settings You Need To Try Today
James Montemagno
2 months ago
1.4K85
2 months ago
70327
Coding agent integration in VS Code
Visual Studio Code
1 months ago
59122
How to Setup and Run C in Visual Studio Code Tutorial 2025
United Top Tech
1 months ago
1519
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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