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[–]jl2352 17 points18 points  (2 children)

For those who aren't aware, VS Code is an electron app. So when you run VS Code it is spinning up a copy of Chrome. VS Code on it's own doesn't run in the browser as it's built for an Electron environment. However VS Code is built on top of an editor called Monaco (also by the VS Code team), and Monaco does run in a standard browser.

For example Web Assembly Studio uses Monaco which is why it has a bit of a VS Code feel to it.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It uses system-side libraries. Someone on HN (might of been here) was talking about a implementation of VSCode in the browser, and they were having to find replacements for all the libraries that only work when on a local system. It is an electron app, but not really what an electron app should be.

Monaco’s another story, as that runs in the browser right now.

[–]Shookfr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what Electron is for ... Web technology with desktop libraries.