The terms Extensions and plugins are often used interchangeably and what i get that both adds additional functionality but i don't understand the main difference between them
I went through lot of articles but didn't get the difference
The terms Extensions and plugins are often used interchangeably and what i get that both adds additional functionality but i don't understand the main difference between them
I went through lot of articles but didn't get the difference
Share asked 19 hours ago gcsgcs 1 New contributor gcs is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering. Check out our Code of Conduct. 1- It's a marketing thing, there's no general technical distinction. – Friedrich Commented 19 hours ago
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Reset to default 3The general meaning is the same: in the Eclipse world, the term plugins is more common, whereas in the Visual Studio Code world, the term extensions is more common.
Technically, in Eclipse, plugins can be the generic term for plugins and fragments (which are bundles in the OSGi world), and an Eclipse plugin can provide and/or use multiple extensions via so-called extension points (see e.g. the extension points of the Eclipse platform).
See also:
- Eclipse Marketplace (operated by the Eclipse Foundation)
- Visual Studio Marketplace (operated by Microsoft)
- Open VSX Registry - Extensions for VS Code Compatible Editors (operated by the Eclipse Foundation)