The Story of VS Code | Official Trailer

Visual Studio Code shares a trailer announcing the upcoming release of “The Story of VS Code.”

Overview

The video promotes a longer documentary that covers:

• VS Code’s origins as a small team building online developer tools in Zurich
• Early internal/project names and iterations (Monaco, Visual Studio Online Monaco, Ticino)
• The shift from a browser-based tool to a desktop editor
• The move to open source and the growth of an extensions ecosystem
• The return to the browser with vscode.dev
• How VS Code helped establish and adopt open protocols
• How the editor is adapting as AI changes what a code editor can be

Credits mentioned in the description

• Directed and produced by Stefan Kingham
• Filming timeframe: November 2024 to mid-2026
• Thanks/participation mentions: Microsoft, GitHub, Meta, Red Hat, GitKraken, Ona, AG Grid

Links

• X: https://x.com/code
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev
• LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/VSCode/LinkedIn
• GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vscode.ig/