golang/vscode-go
Go extension for Visual Studio Code
Is golang/vscode-go beginner-friendly?
We have not seen enough recent pull requests from outside contributors to golang/vscode-go to say how often they are merged. 2 beginner-friendly issues are open now.
- Stars
- 4.3k
- Forks
- 937
- Open beginner issues
- 2
- Indexed issues
- 420
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- License
- No license data
- Last GitHub push
- Nov 4, 2026
- Latest indexed
- Sep 16, 2026
- Contributing guide
- Contributing guide
- Code of conduct
- Code of conduct
- Beginner labels
- No beginner labels indexed
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
How to contribute to golang/vscode-go
- Read the contributing guide first: it says how the maintainers want changes proposed, tested and reviewed.
- Read its code of conduct: it covers issues and pull requests as well as chat.
- Pick one of the 2 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.
Issues somebody may already be working on are listed last. List everything by date
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100
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go-test
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 56/100
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 64/100
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debug/config
Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100
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FeatureRequest HelpWanted
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100
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Debug
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Install/Update Tools does not update gopls to newer Go versionMay be free again @h9jiang claimed this 282 days ago, and no pull request is open. Open
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 28/100
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Companion Recommends disabling on-edit test updates when they are not enabledMay be free again @firelizzard18 claimed this 292 days ago, and no pull request is open. OpenGo Companion
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Debug
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100
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FeatureRequest
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100
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FeatureRequest
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100
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Documentation FeatureRequest
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100
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NeedsInvestigation
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100
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NeedsInvestigation
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100
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Debug NeedsInvestigation
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100
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NeedsInvestigation WaitingForInfo
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100
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Debug NeedsInvestigation
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Go Companion
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 55/100
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NeedsInvestigation
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100
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`substitutePath` with forward slashes on Windows breaks remote debuggingMay be free again @h9jiang claimed this 443 days ago, and no pull request is open. OpenNeedsInvestigation
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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NeedsInvestigation
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Feature Request: Go to Table Test CaseMay be free again @firelizzard18 claimed this 476 days ago, and no pull request is open. Open
Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100
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Documentation
Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 15/100
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FeatureRequest
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100
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WaitingForInfo
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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FeatureRequest NeedsInvestigation
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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FeatureRequest
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
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go pls VSCode reporting mechanism is brokenMay be free again @h9jiang claimed this 499 days ago, and no pull request is open. Open
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Output of t.Log is not displayed while debuggingMay be free again @h9jiang claimed this 499 days ago, and no pull request is open. Open
golang/vscode-go#3780 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee ·
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