Learn more about the new Google Project IDX and how it compares to Microsoft's Visual Code Studio development platform. Will Google be able ...

Google did not build a new IDE (integrated development environment) when it created IDX. Instead, it is using Visual Studio Code — Open Source as the basis of its project.

It steps through installing git, Java, Kick Assembler, and Visual Studio Code. Beyond that, it even explains how to use these tools in partnership with VICE – the Versatile Commodore Emulator.

Another important satellite project is the standalone Monaco Editor, which is the full-featured code editor from Visual Studio Code.

Web developers enjoy some attention in the new .NET 8 Preview 7, where the ASP.NET Core framework saw improvements on several fronts ranging from JavaScript to Blazor.