Type: Bug
I would never pay for anything like VS Code. It is like working in a cave by candlelight. Completely unprofessional. Somebody got the idea that gray on black, or purple on black, is somehow a good font choice. Highlights are barely visible. The GUI is a struggle to use. I would never develop more than an occasional snippet in VS code, near zero contrast, largely unreadable and unusable.
VS Code version: Code 1.120.0 (0958016, 2026-05-12T20:17:22Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
System Info
| Item |
Value |
| CPUs |
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U with Radeon Graphics (16 x 1996) |
| GPU Status |
2d_canvas: enabled
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x15e7 [AMD Radeon (TM) Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=AMD, DRIVER_VERSION=31.0.21910.5 ACTIVE
GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8328
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) |
undefined |
| Memory (System) |
15.40GB (5.18GB free) |
| Process Argv |
--crash-reporter-id a569ae2e-7975-4ea2-b3f2-3114b4889767 |
| Screen Reader |
no |
| VM |
0% |
Extensions (4)
| Extension |
Author (truncated) |
Version |
| debugpy |
ms- |
2026.6.0 |
| python |
ms- |
2026.4.0 |
| vscode-pylance |
ms- |
2026.2.1 |
| vscode-python-envs |
ms- |
1.30.0 |
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Type: Bug
I would never pay for anything like VS Code. It is like working in a cave by candlelight. Completely unprofessional. Somebody got the idea that gray on black, or purple on black, is somehow a good font choice. Highlights are barely visible. The GUI is a struggle to use. I would never develop more than an occasional snippet in VS code, near zero contrast, largely unreadable and unusable.
VS Code version: Code 1.120.0 (0958016, 2026-05-12T20:17:22Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
System Info
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x15e7 [AMD Radeon (TM) Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=AMD, DRIVER_VERSION=31.0.21910.5 ACTIVE
GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8328
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Extensions (4)
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