Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code (by microsoft)
Spyder
Official repository for Spyder - The Scientific Python Development Environment (by spyder-ide)

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Visual Studio Code | Spyder | |
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3,163 | 85 | |
174,519 | 8,808 | |
0.9% | 0.8% | |
10.0 | 9.9 | |
about 3 hours ago | 4 days ago | |
TypeScript | Python | |
MIT License | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Visual Studio Code
Posts with mentions or reviews of Visual Studio Code.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-07-08.
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How to Create a Node.js Project in VS Code
Install VS Code from the official site.
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**The Complete Beginner's Guide to Git & GitHub for Website Content Editing on macOS**
Download from code.visualstudio.com or:
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AI-Driven Development: Code Smarter with Vue.js, Beginners-Friendly 2025
Cursor: AI-driven code suggestions for VS Code.
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Copilot Chat in VS Code is now open source
I'm not sure I see the problem. The number of merged PR's looks on the high side for a FOSS project.
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclo...
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Git & GitHub Collaboration
Download VS Code from the https://code.visualstudio.com/. Install it by following the setup instructions.
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First Day as a Developer:
I installed VS Code from ➡️https://code.visualstudio.com.
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Setting Up Git, Python, WSL, Docker, and GitHub SSH
3.Visual Studio Code (Text Editor) VS Code is lightweight and great for Python/Django development. Where you write and edit your code. it's important cause you Syntax highlighting, auto-complete, and error detection Tools like VS Code improve speed and productivity How Installed It: Downloaded from code.visualstudio.com Or you can install it from microsoft store by typing "Vs Code"
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Show HN: VSCode/Cursor/Windsurf Extensions Might Be Dangerous
Nice work! This has actually been an open feature request since 2018 [0]. I've been wanting something like this for a while.
[0] https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/52116
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Setting Up Your Windows Development Environment Edition
3.Vs Code I decided to use (VS Code)as my text editor of choice because it's lightweight, incredibly fast, and very beginner-friendly. It also has a vibrant extension ecosystem, built-in Git support, and seamless integration with tools like Python, Docker, and WSL — making it ideal for both newcomers and experienced developers alike. use this link to download;https://code.visualstudio.com/
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How I set up the tools I needed for my journey in Python/ django
VSCode (my text editor) It had been the easiest to download. Plus it has a lot of extensions hence easy to customise. I downloaded it from: https://code.visualstudio.com/
Spyder
Posts with mentions or reviews of Spyder.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-23.
- Spyder 6.0 Released – The Scientific Python Development Environment
- Spyder – The Scientific Python Development Environment
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I've coded in R for years, but I want to learn Python for machine learning/statistical analysis. Where to start, and which IDE?
IDE-wise, I find Spyder to be the most R-like. If you are comfortable with R Studio, maybe check it out.
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Email proves Microsoft's Activision bid is designed to eliminate Playstation
For anyone else who hadn’t heard of Spyder: https://www.spyder-ide.org/
- R user, trying to learn Python... what´s the Rstudio equivalent?
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The Best Python IDE For Mac Users - Part 1
Spyder
- PYTHON vs OCTAVE for Matlab alternative
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Why does Python look one way on my laptop and completely different in this video i wanted to watch?
Spyder - a popular editor for scientific work, the default option if you get the Anaconda implementation of Python which includes many packages used in science and engineering fields
- Too many people go to college for a hobby instead of for a major.
- Which IDE is your favorite? And which IDE would you recommend for trading
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Visual Studio Code and Spyder you can also consider the following projects:
community - Public feedback discussions for: GitHub Mobile, GitHub Discussions, GitHub Codespaces, GitHub Sponsors, GitHub Issues and more!
thonny - Python IDE for beginners
identity-obj-proxy - An identity object using ES6 proxies. Useful for mocking webpack imports like CSS Modules.
Atom - :atom: The hackable text editor
KDevelop - Cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP
qtconsole - Jupyter Qt Console

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