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.
Director: Stefan Kingham
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Luciana Abud as Self - Principal Technical PM Manager at Microsoft |
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Eric Amodio as Self - Creator of GitLens & CTO at GitKraken |
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Max Rydahl Andersen as Self - Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat |
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SteVen Batten as Self - Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft |
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Dirk Bäumer as Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft |
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Michael Bolin as Self - Former Software Engineer at Facebook |
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Wes Bos as Self - Full-Stack Developer & Co-Host of Syntax.fm |
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Chris Dias as Self - Former Partner Program Manager at Microsoft |
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Alexandru Dima as Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft |
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Jaana Dogan as Self - Principal Engineer at Google |
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Sven Efftinge as Self - Co-Founder at Gitpod |
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Görkem Ercan as Self - Former Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat |
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Erich Gamma as Self - Original VS Code Lead at Microsoft |
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Scott Hanselman as Self - VP, Member of Technical Staff at Microsoft |
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Burke Holland as Self - Principal Developer Advocate at Microsoft |
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Stephen Kreyenbuhl as Self - Engineering Manager at Meta |
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Julia Liuson as Self - Former President of Microsoft's Developer Division |
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Steve Lucco as Self - TypeScript Co-Creator at Microsoft |
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Peng Lyu as Self - Former Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft |
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Kai Maetzel as Self - VS Code Lead at Microsoft |
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Oege de Moor as Self - Founder of GitHub Copilot |
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João Moreno as Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft |
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Brigit Murtaugh as Self - Principal Product Manager at Microsoft |
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Elsie Nallipogu as Self - VP Applied Research at Microsoft |
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Shanku Niyogi as Self - Former Visual Studio Director at Microsoft |
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Addy Osmani as Self - Former Director, Cloud AI at Google |
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Benjamin Pasero as Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft |
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Johannes Rieken as Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft |
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Megan Rogge as Self - Software Engineer at Microsoft |
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Amanda Silver as Self - CVP Product, M365 Core & Work IQ at Microsoft |
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Bhavya U as Self - Software Engineer at Microsoft |
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Christian Weichel as Self - Co-Founder at Ona |
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André Weinand as Self |
| Directing | Stefan Kingham | Director |
