Can you have multiple versions or copies of same version of Visual Studio Code on a device at the same time? I know we can use other alternatives like Codium, Sublime text, etc., But I would like to know whether there are any possibilities that we can use Visual Studio Code simultaneously.
The reason I’m asking this is because I’m currently studying some programming languages. I’m usually fixated on having a clean and proper platform for everything, as I’m currently using Visual Studio Code for my studies, I initially used it for my University portions and curriculum. That’s why I’m wondering whether I can have separate Visual Studio Code versions or copies of it without it disturbing my University Visual Studio Code setup?
I have tried installing previous versions, it does not seems to work.
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Would this be of any help? https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/profiles
You can customize each profile to your liking. Switch to school profile when you are doing schoolwork, switch into personal when not.
For your specific use-case, I’d suggest using Profiles. You can define multiple profiles each with their own set of extensions, settings, keyboard shortcuts, global tasks, user snippets, etc.
But to answer the original question, I think yes. Just use Portable VS Code and install multiple of it to different directories on your machine.