This article is a step by step guide on how to download & install Visual Studio Code, along with details about its different channels.

If you want to code using Visual Studio Code but you're using a Chromebook, it's not a problem at all.

Setting up Visual Studio Code Even though Visual Studio Code is a Microsoft product, it’s available for all three major development platforms: Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Canonical, Ubuntu's parent company, in partnership with Microsoft has made it possible to install Visual Studio Code on any Linux distribution which supports snap.