'It conveys that VS Code is (in a good way) a subset of our big brother, the Visual Studio IDE. 'We feel that the icon denotes 'openness,'' Microsoft's Chris Dias said at the time (see ' New Visual Studio Code Icons Unveiled' ). That's quite a change from reactions in the VS Code community that thwarted an attempted icon coup by Microsoft back in 2017. The post invites commentary to help the company identify and prioritize updates, but so far there is no backlash against the icon change in the feedback forum. Here is what the old (current) Azure 'A' icon looks like compared to the one bespeaking the 'growth mindset' and 'agile future' of Microsoft: It's part of Microsoft's Fluent Design System, carefully crafted to produce icons that look familiar to what customers know and love, while representing the agile future of our business.' The new Azure icon represents the unity of Azure within the larger Microsoft family of product icons. 'One detail updating today is the Azure 'A' icon, which will be rolled out in product experiences and across related sites in the coming weeks. 'Our ability to meet your business and innovation needs is in part due to our growth mindset - which extends from front-end user experiences to small details like graphics and icons. 'As your ally in the cloud, our Azure mission is to deliver thoughtfully designed products and services that equip you to solve challenges and invent what's next,' Microsoft said earlier this month in announcing the icon change.

Whether that holds true for Microsoft's cloud computing platform remains to be seen.

While innocuous announcements like ' A fluent new look for the Azure icon' wouldn't normally warrant more than a passing glance, developers are notoriously finicky - and vociferous - about their icons. Microsoft might be dipping its toes into dangerous waters with an upcoming change to its Azure icon.

Visual studio code icon orange