{"id":11717,"date":"2026-10-02T14:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/?page_id=11717"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T19:21:45","slug":"natural-for-visual-studio-code","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/adabas-natural\/natural-for-visual-studio-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural for Visual Studio Code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-bring-modern-development-to-your-natural-applications\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bring modern development to your Natural applications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural for Visual Studio Code adds Visual Studio Code as another option for Natural development. Develop in Visual Studio Code alongside NaturalONE, giving developers the flexibility to work in the environment that works best for them while preserving existing applications, workflows, and investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <section\n        class=\"o-simple-cards o-simple-cards--cols-3 alignwide\"\n            >\n        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__inner\">\n            <div class=\"o-simple-cards__grid\">\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-simple-cards__card o-simple-cards__card--light\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__header\">\n                                                            <div\n                                    class=\"o-simple-cards__icon o-simple-cards__icon--none o-simple-cards__icon--color-purple\"\n                                    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                                >\n                                    <span\n                                        class=\"o-simple-cards__icon-svg\"\n                                    >\n                                        <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" fill=\"#000000\"><path d=\"M200-120q-33 0-56.5-23.5T120-200v-560q0-33 23.5-56.5T200-840h360v80H200v560h560v-360h80v360q0 33-23.5 56.5T760-120H200Zm80-160h80v-280h-80v280Zm160 0h80v-400h-80v400Zm160 0h80v-160h-80v160Zm80-320v-80h-80v-80h80v-80h80v80h80v80h-80v80h-80ZM480-480Z\"\/><\/svg>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <h3 class=\"o-simple-cards__title\">Integrate with DevOps toolchains<\/h3>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__content\">\n                                                            <div class=\"o-simple-cards__description\">\n                                    <p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141795457 BCX0\">Connect Natural development to modern <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW141795457 BCX0\">DevOps <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed CommentHighlightRest SCXW141795457 BCX0\">toolchains that are supported by Visual Studio Code,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW141795457 BCX0\">\u00a0including repositories, pipelines, and automation frameworks.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW141795457 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-simple-cards__card o-simple-cards__card--light\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__header\">\n                                                            <div\n                                    class=\"o-simple-cards__icon o-simple-cards__icon--none o-simple-cards__icon--color-purple\"\n                                    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                                >\n                                    <span\n                                        class=\"o-simple-cards__icon-svg\"\n                                    >\n                                        <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" fill=\"#000000\"><path d=\"M240-280h240v-80H240v80Zm120-160h240v-80H360v80Zm120-160h240v-80H480v80ZM200-120q-33 0-56.5-23.5T120-200v-560q0-33 23.5-56.5T200-840h560q33 0 56.5 23.5T840-760v560q0 33-23.5 56.5T760-120H200Zm0-80h560v-560H200v560Zm0-560v560-560Z\"\/><\/svg>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <h3 class=\"o-simple-cards__title\">Onboard and scale your team<\/h3>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__content\">\n                                                            <div class=\"o-simple-cards__description\">\n                                    <p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209487942 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209487942 BCX0\">Use familiar tools to reduce ramp-up time and make it easier to bring new developers onto Natural projects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article\n                        class=\"o-simple-cards__card o-simple-cards__card--light\"\n                    >\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__header\">\n                                                            <div\n                                    class=\"o-simple-cards__icon o-simple-cards__icon--none o-simple-cards__icon--color-purple\"\n                                    aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                                >\n                                    <span\n                                        class=\"o-simple-cards__icon-svg\"\n                                    >\n                                        <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24px\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24px\" fill=\"#000000\"><path d=\"M320-240 80-480l240-240 57 57-184 184 183 183-56 56Zm320 0-57-57 184-184-183-183 56-56 240 240-240 240Z\"\/><\/svg>\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                        <h3 class=\"o-simple-cards__title\">Develop with familiar workflows<\/h3>\n                                                    <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"o-simple-cards__content\">\n                                                            <div class=\"o-simple-cards__description\">\n                                    <p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83301865 BCX0\">Work with Natural using standard Visual Studio Code features and conventions <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW83301865 BCX0\">that\u00a0 developers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83301865 BCX0\"> already know how to navigate, debug,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83301865 BCX0\"> test,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83301865 BCX0\"> and build.<\/span><\/p>\n\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-modern-natural-development-your-way\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Modern Natural development, your way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Extend your Natural development environment with a modern IDE experience. Work faster, onboard developers more easily, and align with today\u2019s development standards while continuing to use your existing tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_493462143.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-303 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_493462143.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_493462143-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 id=\"h-develop-natural-in-a-modern-ide\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Develop Natural in a modern IDE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bring Natural development into Visual Studio Code and give your team a flexible environment for coding and debugging. Use familiar Visual Studio Code workflows and extend your setup with plugins from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 id=\"h-reduce-onboarding-friction-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reduce onboarding friction&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make it easier for new developers to contribute by working in an IDE they are already familiar with. Instead of learning a specialized environment, developers can focus on understanding your applications and delivering value sooner.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-shvets-production-8413391-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11720 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-shvets-production-8413391-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-shvets-production-8413391-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-shvets-production-8413391-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-shvets-production-8413391-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-shvets-production-8413391-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-shvets-production-8413391-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_716036416.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-300 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_716036416.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AdobeStock_716036416-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 id=\"h-fit-into-modern-development-practices\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fit into modern development practices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Integrate Natural development with modern DevOps toolchains and extend your environment using the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. Run on Windows, Mac, or Linux while connecting seamlessly to your Natural environments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 id=\"h-work-side-by-side-with-naturalone\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work side-by-side with NaturalONE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use Natural for Visual Studio Code alongside NaturalONE without disruption. Teams can choose their preferred environment or run both in parallel, giving you full flexibility to adopt new tools at your own pace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-jakubzerdzicki-34212916-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11719 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-jakubzerdzicki-34212916-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-jakubzerdzicki-34212916-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-jakubzerdzicki-34212916-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-jakubzerdzicki-34212916-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-jakubzerdzicki-34212916-2048x1341.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/pexels-jakubzerdzicki-34212916-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-left-aligned pre-footer-cta has-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xxl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xxl)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left alignfull has-grande-font-size has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1\" id=\"h-bring-a-modern-ide-experience-to-natural-development\"><strong>Bring a modern IDE experience to Natural development<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your developers already use Visual Studio Code for other projects. Now they can use it for Natural development too. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See how Natural for Visual Studio Code helps teams work in a familiar environment while preserving their existing Natural investments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/?post_type=resource&amp;p=11712\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n    <section\n        class=\"o-related-posts alignwide\"\n        aria-label=\"\"\n        style=\"--related-posts-columns: 3;\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"o-related-posts__inner\">\n            <div class=\"o-related-posts__header\">\n                <h6 class=\"o-related-posts__eyebrow\"><\/h6>\n                                    <h2 class=\"o-related-posts__heading\">You may also like:<\/h2>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"o-related-posts__grid\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/en\/resources\/adabas-natural\/develop-your-natural-applications-with-microsoft-visual-studio-code\/\" class=\"m-card-post o-related-posts__card\">\n                            <div class=\"m-card-post__image\">\n                                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Natural-for-VS-Code-Screenshot-1024x547.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Natural-for-VS-Code-Screenshot-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Natural-for-VS-Code-Screenshot-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Natural-for-VS-Code-Screenshot-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Natural-for-VS-Code-Screenshot-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.softwareag.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Natural-for-VS-Code-Screenshot.png 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                                class=\"o-related-posts__top-meta\"\n                                                            >\n                                                                    <span class=\"m-card-post__category\">Resource<\/span>\n                                                                                                    <span\n                                        class=\"m-card-post__time o-related-posts__time-inline sag-readtime-label\"\n                                    >\n                                        <span\n                                            class=\"material-symbols-outlined o-related-posts__time-icon\"\n                                            aria-hidden=\"true\"\n                                        >\n                                            schedule\n                                        <\/span>\n                                        4 MIN read\n                                    <\/span>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                            <h3 class=\"m-card-post__title\">Develop your Natural applications with Microsoft Visual Studio Code<\/h3>\n                                                            <p class=\"m-card-post__excerpt\">\n                                    Natural for Visual Studio Code gives Natural developers the freedom to work in Visual Studio Code or NaturalONE while preserving existing applications and workflows. 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