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Visual Studio Code vs Xcode
A side-by-side comparison of Visual Studio Code and Xcode.
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| Description | Free, extensible code editor from Microsoft for most languages | Apple's IDE for building apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch |
| Pricing | FreeOpen source(MIT) | FreeProprietary |
| Developer | Microsoft | Apple |
| Ratings | 193.6Kstars | — |
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