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Out of the box, Visual Studio Code includes basic support for most common programming languages. This basic support includes [[syntax highlighting]], [[bracket matching]], [[code folding]], and configurable snippets. Visual Studio Code also ships with [[Intelligent code completion|IntelliSense]] for JavaScript, TypeScript, [[JSON]], [[CSS]], and [[HTML]], as well as debugging support for Node.js. Support for additional languages can be provided by freely available extensions on the VS Code Marketplace.<ref>{{cite web |title=Programming Languages, Hundreds of programming languages supported |url=https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/overview |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=2016-10-11 |archive-date=2017-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511180310/https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/languages/overview |url-status=live }}</ref>

Instead of a project system, it allows users to open one or more directories, which can then be saved in workspaces for future reuse. This allows it to operate as a [[language-agnostic]] code editor for any language. It supports many programming languages and a set of features that differs per language. Unwanted files and folders can be excluded from the project tree via settings. Many Visual Studio Code features are not exposed through menus or the user interface but can be accessed via the command palette.<ref name="languages" /> The command palette is able to execute virtually every feature the graphical interface supports, making it very keyboard-accessible.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visual Studio Code User Interface |url=https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/userinterface |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=code.visualstudio.com |language=en}}</ref>

 

 

=== Insiders ===

A [[nightly build]] called Visual Studio Code Insiders is also available. Its configuration, including any settings, extensions, themes are completely separate from the standard build. This enables side-by-side installation of both builds without any interference.