The Story of VS Code | Official Documentary
2026•NR•Released
DocumentaryHistory
Erich Gamma once said that VS Code was an overnight success that took 10 years in the making. Those 10 years were quite intense. Before becoming one of the most widely used development tools in the world, VS Code started with a small team creating online developer tools out of Zurich. It was called Monaco, then Visual Studio Online Monaco, then Ticino (why not?), became a desktop editor, went open source, grew into an ecosystem of its own, returned to the browser, and helped establish a whole bunch of open protocols along the way. And just when it seemed like the hardest part was over, AI arrived. This is the story of how VS Code got here, told by the people who built it and the developers who helped shape it. And now, how it's adapting once again as AI transforms the very concept of a code editor.
Director
Stefan Kingham
Languages
English
Cast
Luciana Abud
Self - Principal Technical PM Manager at Microsoft
Eric Amodio
Self - Creator of GitLens & CTO at GitKraken
Max Rydahl Andersen
Self - Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat
SteVen Batten
Self - Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Dirk Bäumer
Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft
Michael Bolin
Self - Former Software Engineer at Facebook
Wes Bos
Self - Full-Stack Developer & Co-Host of Syntax.fm
Chris Dias
Self - Former Partner Program Manager at Microsoft
Alexandru Dima
Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft
Jaana Dogan
Self - Principal Engineer at Google
Sven Efftinge
Self - Co-Founder at Gitpod
Görkem Ercan
Self - Former Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat
Erich Gamma
Self - Original VS Code Lead at Microsoft
Scott Hanselman
Self - VP, Member of Technical Staff at Microsoft
Burke Holland
Self - Principal Developer Advocate at Microsoft
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