r/vscode is a subreddit with 217k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses vscode, extension, vs code, annoying, and ai, 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
Solution Requests
: "I made a VSCode extension to highlight important rows"
10 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Beware of costs in copilot chat."
6 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Virtual File Tree VSCode Extension for Developers"
4 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "VS Code shortcuts cheat sheet"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/vscode
#1
Vscode
: "When Vscode going to fix the terminal display issue"
155 posts
#2
Extension
: "I made a VSCode Extension to highlight important rows"
98 posts
#3
Vs Code
: "I still don’t understand the hype around Zed over Vs Code"
88 posts
#4
Annoying
34 posts
#5
Ai
: "Could someone please explAin why VSCode added this Ai feature? It already has Copilot, which can run in "Agent", "Ask", "Plan" mode and be executed via "Local," "Copilot CLI," or "Cloud." Why increase its size by adding the same feature to a separate interface?"
29 posts
#6
Copilot
: "Copilot is a co-author, so this code belongs to Copilot."
22 posts
#7
Struggling
21 posts
#8
Git
: "GitCharm – a JetBrains-style Git panel for VS Code (commit graph, shelves, tag management, and more)"
15 posts
#9
Looking
12 posts
#10
Code
12 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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+39k members(21.6%)
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Last updated: June 10, 2026