

It does now support Python, which might be the most-used programming language among VS Coders (at least the Python extension is by far and away the most installed VS Code extension).Īs far as that IDE functionality mentioned above, it works a little differently from VS Code, which can be expanded functionality-wise by a huge library of extensions that can tackle just about any task imaginable.

Fleet Architecture (source: JetBrains).įleet supports eight major programming languages right now - including Microsoft's TypeScript - and plans include adding support for four more soon, including Microsoft's C#.

The IntelliJ IDEA product, though, comes in a free community edition and is based on open source code. JetBrains didn't comment on pricing, but it does charge for its other IDEs, including its. Still, I think a lot of its success is because it's free to use even though it's not Free, so I too would like to see Fleet be free to use." To the above comment, a reader replied that: "VSCode is free as in beer, but not free as in freedom. Of course, VS Code, though based on open source code, is not a pure open source product, though it is free to use. But if Fleet is going to be free that might make it a VSCode killer for me, more so if you bundle a free C# debugger." "Do you plan on making it free (as in freedom) software? As far as I'm concerned, a proprietary editor is not going to compete with VSCode, regardless of how good it is. However, the VS Code comparison started with reader comments to the post. 28 announcement, many media pundits immediately characterized it along the lines of an "answer to Visual Studio Code," a "response to Visual Studio Code," a "competitor to Visual Studio Code" and so on. It ticks off many features associated with VS Code in addition to being "lightweight," including a focus on collaborative development and being able to work in remote development environments, such as the cloud or a remote machine.Īlthough JetBrains didn't even mention VS Code in its Nov. The new Fleet editor introduced this week isn't yet available to everyone, as JetBrains is limiting early access with a quota system, so only a limited number of developers can get their hands on it immediately. Software development tooling vendor JetBrains debuted a new lightweight code editor that can act like a full-fledged IDE, immediately drawing comparisons to Microsoft's Visual Studio Code.
