The Story of VS Code | Official Documentary (2026)
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.

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Luciana Abud Luciana Abud As: Self - Principal Technical PM Manager at Microsoft
Eric Amodio Eric Amodio As: Self - Creator of GitLens & CTO at GitKraken
Max Rydahl Andersen Max Rydahl Andersen As: Self - Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat
SteVen Batten SteVen Batten As: Self - Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Dirk Bäumer Dirk Bäumer As: Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft
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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.


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Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English

Release Date: 04 September 2026

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Luciana Abud

Luciana Abud

Self - Principal Technical PM Manager at Microsoft

Eric Amodio

Eric Amodio

Self - Creator of GitLens & CTO at GitKraken

Max Rydahl Andersen

Max Rydahl Andersen

Self - Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat

SteVen Batten

SteVen Batten

Self - Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft

Dirk Bäumer

Dirk Bäumer

Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft

Michael Bolin

Michael Bolin

Self - Former Software Engineer at Facebook

Wes Bos

Wes Bos

Self - Full-Stack Developer & Co-Host of Syntax.fm

Chris Dias

Chris Dias

Self - Former Partner Program Manager at Microsoft

Alexandru Dima

Alexandru Dima

Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft

Jaana Dogan

Jaana Dogan

Self - Principal Engineer at Google

Sven Efftinge

Sven Efftinge

Self - Co-Founder at Gitpod

Görkem Ercan

Görkem Ercan

Self - Former Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat

Erich Gamma

Erich Gamma

Self - Original VS Code Lead at Microsoft

Scott Hanselman

Scott Hanselman

Self - VP, Member of Technical Staff at Microsoft

Burke Holland

Burke Holland

Self - Principal Developer Advocate at Microsoft

Stephen Kreyenbuhl

Stephen Kreyenbuhl

Self - Engineering Manager at Meta

Julia Liuson

Julia Liuson

Self - Former President of Microsoft's Developer Division

Steve Lucco

Steve Lucco

Self - TypeScript Co-Creator at Microsoft

Peng Lyu

Peng Lyu

Self - Former Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft

Kai Maetzel

Kai Maetzel

Self - VS Code Lead at Microsoft

Oege de Moor

Oege de Moor

Self - Founder of GitHub Copilot

João Moreno

João Moreno

Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft

Brigit Murtaugh

Brigit Murtaugh

Self - Principal Product Manager at Microsoft

Elsie Nallipogu

Elsie Nallipogu

Self - VP Applied Research at Microsoft

Shanku Niyogi

Shanku Niyogi

Self - Former Visual Studio Director at Microsoft

Addy Osmani

Addy Osmani

Self - Former Director, Cloud AI at Google

Benjamin Pasero

Benjamin Pasero

Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft

Johannes Rieken

Johannes Rieken

Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft

Megan Rogge

Megan Rogge

Self - Software Engineer at Microsoft

Amanda Silver

Amanda Silver

Self - CVP Product, M365 Core & Work IQ at Microsoft

Bhavya U

Bhavya U

Self - Software Engineer at Microsoft

Christian Weichel

Christian Weichel

Self - Co-Founder at Ona

André Weinand

André Weinand

Self

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