Microsoft has decided to hold the build 2020 global developer conference online, introducing the integrated development environment renamed "codespaces" from visual studio online.The reason given by the company is that "developers don't just see it as an editor running in a browser.". At the same time, the service fee of visual studio codespaces was further reduced.

(from:Microsoft)

If you want to have a great experience in a long-term project, try to explore codespaces.

You can also take advantage of efficient codespaces when deciding whether you need to quickly prototype new functionality or perform short-term tasks, such as viewing requests.

From next week, the service fee of vs codespaces will also be greatly reduced. For example, the hourly usage fee of Linux standard instance will be reduced from $0.45 to $0.17.

If you select a premium subscription with 8 core 16 GB, the server usage fee will be reduced from $0.87 to $0.34.

"We want to make sure that as many people as possible have access to and use codespaces, especially the huge challenges we face today," Microsoft said. In order to achieve this goal, we will reduce the price from next week. ".

Basic instance types will also meet developers next week at a lower price, such as a new option for 2 core 4 GB storage, priced as low as $0.08 per hour.