Users can now launch environments directly from a GitHub repository's "Code" button instead of managing separate Azure plans and subscriptions.
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
The service became read-only; users could no longer create new plans or codespaces. Users can now launch environments directly from a
GitHub Codespaces initially defaults to the light GitHub theme, whereas the original service used the VS Code "Dark+" default. Visual Studio Codespaces is moving to GitHub
The Visual Studio Codespaces portal was fully retired, and all remaining data was deleted. Major Differences and Improvements
While both services share the same underlying technology—VS Code running on Linux—the move to GitHub introduced several shifts: