According to that same Stack Overflow survey cited by Microsoft, 56.6 percent of mobile developers are actually using Android Studio, compared to 36.6 percent who are using Visual Studio Code.

Investigating what kind of support the open source code editor has for Kotlin, recently named a first-class programming language for Android development.

When Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 for Windows arrives, Android developers will have less of a wait to see the results of their code changes.

The August 2025 update for Visual Studio 2022 is now out, offering new AI capabilities and even ways to scale back AI ...

Google released a Visual Studio extension for creating gaming apps for Android, targeting C++ developers. The Android Game Development Extension (AGDE) is part of the new Android Game Development Kit ...

Last April, Microsoft surprised developers by revealing Visual Studio Code, a somewhat "lite" version of the popular IDE that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Facebook is also helping Microsoft improve the remote development experience in Visual Studio Code.

Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.