Published Oct 25, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT

Anurag is an experienced journalist and author who’s been covering tech for the past 5 years, with a focus on Windows, Android, and Apple. He’s written for sites like Android Police, Neowin, Dexerto, and MakeTechEasier. Anurag’s always pumped about tech and loves getting his hands on the latest gadgets. When he's not procrastinating, you’ll probably find him catching the newest movies in theaters or scrolling through Twitter from his bed.

I’ve been a long-term VS Code user , and after years of writing code by hand, getting AI assistance through tools like GitHub Copilot was almost revolutionary. I could get suggestions and help fixing my code while I was writing it. I’ve been using that setup for a few years, but more recently, I started moving some of my development work to Claude Code because it was so effective.

For almost a month, I used both alongside each other, turning to VS Code for some tasks and Claude Code for others.…