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Steps Into Open Source


Visual Studio Code is the project I plan to use to help me get involved within the open source community. Developed by Microsoft, it has become one of the most popular source-code editor out there. An editor with beneficial features built in such as:

  • ·         Debugging
  • ·         IntelliSense
  • ·         Git source control
  • ·         Integrated terminal
  • ·         Extension marketplace

Plus there’s so much more that I haven’t mentioned. The application is written in Typescript and supports Windows, OS and Linux.


During my internship I came across the release notes of Visual Studio Code for the month of August. Out of curiosity I quickly scanned the notes and reached the bottom of the page. I was amazed at the number of contributors there were helping Visual Studio Code become a better application. I also realized that there are other developers that are part of a community I had never knew about. Taking the Open Source Development course offered at Seneca will pave the way for me into this community.

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