r/vscode is a subreddit with 220k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses vscode, extension, annoying, code, and looking, and they frequently recommend/review fonts and mapping software.
A subreddit for working with Microsoft's Visual Studio Code
Popular Themes in r/vscode
#1
Self-Promotion
: "I wanted to share a VS Code Extension I made for those who use both Codex + Claude - Hydra"
6 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Pro tip: If you're frustrated by frequent updates and AI features but don't want to give up VSCode's workflow and ecosystem, try VSCodium"
5 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Made a VS Code extension for my open-source project, would like feedback"
4 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "vs code extension for learning C#"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "How I achieved 3.7x less memory usage than Cursor by ripping out Electron"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/vscode
#1
Vscode
56 posts
#2
Extension
33 posts
#3
Annoying
33 posts
#4
Code
14 posts
#5
Looking
12 posts
#6
Vs Code
12 posts
#7
Struggling
11 posts
#8
Plugin
7 posts
#9
Auto
6 posts
#10
Theme
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/vscode
Fonts
73 reviews
#1
Cascadia Code
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
JetBrains Mono
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#3
JetBrains
5.0★ from 4 reviews
Mapping Software
4 reviews
#1
PlantUML
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
AppMap
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
draw.io
4.0★ from 1 review
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Yearly
+37k members(20.3%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026