Studio Codespaces Is Moving To Github: Visual

GitHub Codespaces initially defaults to the light GitHub theme, whereas the original service used the VS Code "Dark+" default.

While both services share the same underlying technology—VS Code running on Linux—the move to GitHub introduced several shifts:

The original Azure offering allowed for more granular manual control over instance sizes at creation, a feature that was later streamlined in the GitHub implementation . How to Migrate Code Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub

Visual Studio Codespaces officially retired on , consolidating its features into GitHub Codespaces . Microsoft made this move to simplify the developer experience by providing a native, "one-click" workflow directly within the GitHub platform where most code already resides. Key Transition Timeline

Current users were invited to join the GitHub Codespaces beta. GitHub Codespaces initially defaults to the light GitHub

Because environments were not automatically transferred, developers had to manually move their work:

The Visual Studio Codespaces portal was fully retired, and all remaining data was deleted. Major Differences and Improvements Microsoft made this move to simplify the developer

The migration followed a phased decommissioning of the Azure-based service: