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-Maintain your RPGLE, CL, COBOL, C/CPP on IBM i right from Visual Studio Code. Edit and compile all ILE languages, view errors inline, content assist for RPGLE and CL, source date support, and much more. Code for IBM i has hundreds of daily users and over 6000 downloads. We strive on being open-source so we can best support our community.
+Maintain your RPGLE, CL, COBOL, C/CPP on IBM i right from Visual Studio Code. Edit and compile all ILE languages, view errors inline, content assist for RPGLE and CL, source date support, and much more. Code for IBM i has thousands of daily users and a rapidly increasing number of downloads. We embrace open-source so that we can best support our community.
 
 * [Install from Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=HalcyonTechLtd.code-for-ibmi) 💻
 * [Watch some tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNl31cqBafCp-ml8WqPeriHWLD1bkg7KL) 📺