VS Code isn't a rewrite of Visual Studio, it is just a text editor with support for plugins. Visual Studio isn't 64-bit for performance reasons. They have deci

VS Code isn't a rewrite of Visual Studio, it is just a text editor with support for plugins. Visual Studio isn't 64-bit for performance reasons. They have decided instead to take components that are most constrained by the 32bit limitation and move them out of processes, leaving the core application 32bit [1]. 1: https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio-2015/suggestions/2255687-make-vs-scalable-by-switching-to-64-bit?page=1&per_page=20 https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-stud...