The Story of VS Code | Official Documentary (2026)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Luciana Abud

Self - Principal Technical PM Manager at Microsoft

Eric Amodio

Self - Creator of GitLens & CTO at GitKraken

Max Rydahl Andersen

Self - Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat

SteVen Batten

Self - Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft

Dirk Bäumer

Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft

Michael Bolin

Self - Former Software Engineer at Facebook

Wes Bos

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

Chris Dias

Self - Former Partner Program Manager at Microsoft

Alexandru Dima

Self - Founding VS Code Engineer at Microsoft

Jaana Dogan

Self - Principal Engineer at Google

Sven Efftinge

Self - Co-Founder at Gitpod

Görkem Ercan

Self - Former Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat

Director & Crew

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