While we don't recommend using it for production work today (security updates are non-existent in legacy builds), downloading and installing v1.7.03 offers a valuable lesson: Sometimes, stripping away the bells and whistles reminds us why we fell in love with the tool in the first place.
Downloading and Installing Visual Studio Code 1.70.3 Visual Studio Code version 1.70.3 is a unique maintenance update primarily designed for
rm -rf ~/.vscode rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Code
Implementation of ripgrep , which significantly increased text search speed.
If you are searching for this exact version, you are likely looking for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) version 1.70.3 (often referenced as 1703 due to versioning shorthand or a typo in build numbers). This version, released in late summer 2022, is a stable, reliable build that many developers prefer for specific project configurations, legacy extension support, or operating system compatibility.
It includes the polished 3-way merge editor that became default in the 1.70 cycle.
While we don't recommend using it for production work today (security updates are non-existent in legacy builds), downloading and installing v1.7.03 offers a valuable lesson: Sometimes, stripping away the bells and whistles reminds us why we fell in love with the tool in the first place.
Downloading and Installing Visual Studio Code 1.70.3 Visual Studio Code version 1.70.3 is a unique maintenance update primarily designed for
rm -rf ~/.vscode rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Code
Implementation of ripgrep , which significantly increased text search speed.
If you are searching for this exact version, you are likely looking for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) version 1.70.3 (often referenced as 1703 due to versioning shorthand or a typo in build numbers). This version, released in late summer 2022, is a stable, reliable build that many developers prefer for specific project configurations, legacy extension support, or operating system compatibility.
It includes the polished 3-way merge editor that became default in the 1.70 cycle.