Visual Studio Code is a lightweight IDE from Microsoft for developers to write code in a variety of languages like Python, PHP and more. It has inbuilt support for Git as well.

It's simple, explained João Moreno, Microsoft Visual Studio Code Software Development Engineer, "The automatic update functionality of snaps is a major benefit.

If you're having issues finding VS Code through the Software Center, you can also download it manually. Just visit the Visual Studio Code website. From there, click Download .DEB.