The service became read-only; users could no longer create new plans or codespaces.
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 migration followed a phased decommissioning of the Azure-based service: The service became read-only; users could no longer
Visual Studio Codespaces officially retired on , consolidating its features into GitHub Codespaces . Microsoft made this move to simplify the developer experience by providing a native, "one-click" workflow directly within the GitHub platform where most code already resides. Key Transition Timeline The service became read-only