Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a mainstream code editor that sits at the center of the current AI coding-agent wave. Per 蓝驰创投, 五源资本, and 高榕创投 coverage from January 2026, Kimi Code and similar tools are built to "seamlessly integrate" into it alongside Cursor, JetBrains, and Zed . 十字路口Crossing described Roo Code in September 2025 as an open-source VS Code plugin that turns the editor into an AI agent capable of cross-file understanding and execution . The editor's own evolution tracks a broader shift in software engineering: a 十字路口Crossing interview from June 2026 recalls the pre-VS Code era when Visual Studio shipped on physical media with "ironclad deadlines," whereas today "writing code is no longer the bottleneck" and tools like Claude Code have turned editors into collaborative environments where designers and PMs also commit code . Microsoft, which 十字路口Crossing notes invested $1 billion in OpenAI, is the company behind the Visual Studio family .