Microsoft VS Code

Microsoft VS Code
(Microsoft versus Code)

Original author	Erich Gamma
Developer	Microsoft
Initial release	2015-04-29
Repository	github.com/microsoft/vscode
Written in	TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Website	code.visualstudio.com

Microsoft VS Code is an open-source video game where hackers fight each other with weapons such as CSS and JavaScript, named after Plants vs. Zombies. In 2015, Microsoft fought against Code in violent skirmishes against people who wanted open-source software and Microsoft who didn’t. After that, there came the computer game Microsoft versus Code to memorize this war. It is available on Linux, Windows, Mac and every OS available.

History

Microsoft VS Code was made in a time when Linux fanboys (who use arch by the way) were fighting against Microsoft and proprietary software. When the first version of Microsoft VS Code was released, Linux fanboys instantly declared war because it wasn’t open source. This led to Microsoft saying, “fuck you dirty fucking Jewish Linux users” and Linux users saying “At least we don’t have 40GB of dogshit 1997 software that doesn’t work!”

Gameplay

Microsoft VS Code is not played with WASD or a controller nor does it have good graphics. Instead, it is played by typing cryptic commands into a console requiring you to actually learn something unlike the typical banging your keyboard until you win. These commands are called code and are the main weapon of this game. Players type massive amounts of code in the editor to defeat their opponents. On the contrary to most computer games, this game encourages using plug-ins. Using plug-ins is not regarded as game cheating. You are encouraged to use as many plug-ins as possible. Some popular plug-ins are C/C++ Extension Pack, C# Dev Kit, CMake Tools, ESLint, etc. Although some players call plugin users “losers who can’t code.”

There are many ways to win the game. Some players use "build" and "run" and then directly win the game, while some other players lose the game with "syntax error" or "runtime error". When players lose the game, they normally start an illegal cheating tool, known as "debugger", to find out the reason why they are defeated.

Characters

There are many characters in Microsoft VS Code that aren’t like the typical characters you normally see. These characters all take on the form of text.

• Syn Taxerror

Syn Taxerror is the main antagonist of Microsoft VS Code mocking you every time you do something wrong. He most commonly appears when you type invalid commands or misspell something. The only way to defeat Syn is using illegal third-party software called a “debugger” that tells exactly what is wrong.

• Runti Meerror

Runti Meerror is another hostile entity in Microsoft VS Code. Think of Runti like Syn’s backup when he can’t defeat you. Runti only appears when you’ve thought you won but in reality you forgot to capitalise a line of code. After Runti’s attack, you will get hit with a cryptic message telling you as little as possible of what went wrong.

• Deb Ugger

Deb Ugger is one of the most controversial characters in Microsoft VS Code. Deb Ugger is meant to fight Syn Taxerror and Runti Meerror. Some think this is cheating because you’re supposed to fight Syn and Runti yourself, but others think it’s just to help you do a hard task.

• Seman Ticerror

Seman Ticerror is less powerful than Syn and Runti but can be annoying to fight. Unlike its cousins, Seman doesn’t actually indicate that you did something wrong, instead it produces a completely different result from what you expected. You tell it to add two numbers and it doxxes your location on Encyclopædia Dramatica. The worst part is that it leaves no info of what went wrong because it’s not actually in the “error” family. Defeating Seman involves staring at your screen, looking at your 67,000 lines of code until your eyes sting like sanitiser on a cut.

• Interf Aceerror

Interf Acerror is a powerful four-dimensional entity that cannot be defeated by Deb Ugger or your own lines of code. Interf appears when your internet connection is unstable and can’t connect to services. To defeat Interf, you do the strenuous task of getting up from your desk, checking your cables and yelling at your router.

• Resour Ceerror

Resour Ceerror is another four-dimensional entity that appears when you use way too much of your RAM and simply can’t run on your PC. You can’t defeat Resour by using Deb Ugger instead it requires the annoying and costly task of upgrading your PC. Resour is basically “can it run Battlefield Six at 8K graphics” applied to CSS coding. Forcing you to get off the PC and go to your nearest Currys for a PC that cost half of your salary.

Plugins

Since Microsoft was bitter, they didn’t win the war, they decided to only include bare minimum for Microsoft VS Code. This made Microsoft VS Code pretty much useless if you didn’t graduate with a master's degree in coding from Cambridge. The only way to achieve basic functionality like the ability to run your code without an immediate crash, is to download virus infested software made by weirdos who enjoy Microsoft VS Code.

How to play Microsoft VS Code like a 1337 haxor

1. Create a shell script and write sudo rm -rf /* or create a batch file and write rd /s /q C:\Windows
2. Run the shell script or the batch file with administrator privilege
3. You win the game!

These hacks will definitely not do something like uninstalling windows from your computer.