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trae
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Trae is a fork of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code developed by ByteDance, the Chinese tech company behind TikTok. It integrates AI-powered coding assistance and visual upgrades. Discussions on WindowsForum highlight privacy and transparency concerns due to ByteDance's data practices, especially for developers using the tool in enterprise or security-sensitive environments. The tag covers user questions about Trae's data collection, its relationship to VS Code, and implications for Windows-based development workflows.
ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant synonymous in the West with TikTok, is quietly expanding its software ambitions well beyond social media. Its latest foray, Trae, is a fork of Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VS Code)—a name that evokes immediate recognition for millions of developers worldwide...
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trae
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