Ask the Expert: VS Code: Development in the Open

Join Sana Ajani, PM for VS Code and Jackson Kearl, Engineer for VS Code to learn the behind the scenes of how your favorite text editor is made. We'll talk about how the team develops in the open, engages with the community, and has built processes and practices for managing the project on GitHub.

Chapters

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 01:44 - VS Code Presentation
• 03:16 - VS Code Momentum
• 04:15 - VS Code Team
• 06:23 - Development in the Open
• 08:04 - Brainstorming with the Community (Feedback loop)
• 09:24 - Engineering Processes
• 10:29 - Triage Flow
• 15:04 - More Triage Bots!
• 18:12 - Extension API
• 21:29 - Ship Insiders daily
• 22:52 - Ship Stable monthly
• 26:06 - What's next?
• 27:09 - Why is VS Code free?
• 28:35 - Why do you close viable issues without 60 upvotes?
• 30:17 - Closing Notes

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