The Story of VS Code | Official Documentary (2026)
Erich Gamma once said that VS Code was an overnight success that took 10 years in the making. Those 10 years were quite intense. Before becoming one of the most widely used development tools in the world, VS Code started with a small team creating online developer tools out of Zurich. It was called Monaco, then Visual Studio Online Monaco, then Ticino (why not?), became a desktop editor, went open source, grew into an ecosystem of its own, returned to the browser, and helped establish a whole bunch of open protocols along the way. And just when it seemed like the hardest part was over, AI arrived. This is the story of how VS Code got here, told by the people who built it and the developers who helped shape it. And now, how it's adapting once again as AI transforms the very concept of a code editor.
Cast
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Luciana Abud
Self - Principal Technical PM Manager at Microsoft
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Eric Amodio
Self - Creator of GitLens & CTO at GitKraken
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Max Rydahl Andersen
Self - Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat
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SteVen Batten
Self - Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
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Dirk Bäumer
Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft
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Michael Bolin
Self - Former Software Engineer at Facebook
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Wes Bos
Self - Full-Stack Developer & Co-Host of Syntax.fm
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Chris Dias
Self - Former Partner Program Manager at Microsoft
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Alexandru Dima
Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft
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Jaana Dogan
Self - Principal Engineer at Google
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Sven Efftinge
Self - Co-Founder at Gitpod
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Görkem Ercan
Self - Former Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat
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Erich Gamma
Self - Original VS Code Lead at Microsoft
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Scott Hanselman
Self - VP, Member of Technical Staff at Microsoft
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