Visual Studio Code, the increasingly popular programming tool that already tops some major surveys, is getting expanded remote development capabilities via a brand-new extension pack.

The Remote Development FAQ says: "The Visual Studio Code Remote Development extension pack allows you to open any folder in a container, on a remote machine (via SSH), or in the Windows Subsystem for ...

You can run VS Code on Windows, macOS, and of course on a Raspberry Pi. One of the extensions that helps here is the Remote SSH extension, part of a pack of remote development extensions.

November 2022 release of the code editor previews a remote tunneling capability that allows developers to securely connect to their VS Code machine from any device anywhere.

Remote - SSH: Provides connection to a remote machine (or virtual machine) using SSH. Once connected to a remote location, the developer can interact with files and folders on the remote filesystem.

Installing VS Code on your client device and using the Remote - SSH extension also works, but there’s an easier and more accessible method to pull this off: deploying Code-Server inside a ...

Facebook is also helping Microsoft improve the remote development experience in Visual Studio Code.

With Visual Studio Code Server, Microsoft aims to simplify the overall process of installing, managing, and connecting to your "remote" instance.

Microsoft brings lots of new features and improvements to its popular open-source code editor, Visual Studio Code.