IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science

# Visual Studio Code Visual Studio Code is the recommended editor to use for this course. Visual Studio Code (will be shortened to VSCode henceforth) is a free text editor available for Windows, macOS and Linux. The editor functionality can be exteneded with plugins from within VSCode. Download Visual Studio Code [here](https://code.visualstudio.com/). ## VSCode: A brief overview VSCode has a lot of features so you are encouraged to explore and read up on using the editor as this can increase your productivity and make your editing experience better. Here is a brief overview of some important aspects of VSCode. ### The command palette The command palette first made its appearance in the text editor *Sublime Text* and has since then made it into the other text editors (e.g. VSCode and Atom). Press `Cmd`/`Ctrl`+ `Shift` + `P` to bring up the command palette. Here you can type and filter through all availavle commands. The command palette is actually one of the "modes" the palette can have. See below: - `Cmd`/`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `P`: Command palette. Type to find commands. - `Cmd`/`Ctrl` + `P`: Quick open, Go to file. Type to find files. - type `:`followed by a line number to jump to that line. - type `@` followed by e.g. a function name or other symbol to jump to that symbol in the current file. ### Sidebars - Use the *Explore* sidebar to navigate open files and folderas added to the workspace. - Use the *Extensions* sidebar to find extensions, install and uppgrade them.  ### Workspace You can open one or more folders and add them to the *Workspace* in VSCode from the *Explore* sidebar. Opening a folder adds it to the workspace and lets you easily navigate between files in that folder. ## Recommended extensions: Live Server We recommend that you install the following extension for VSCode: - Live Server: Runs an HTTP-server on your local machine with live reload functionality that tells the browser to automatically refresh whenever you save a document. This basically means that you will not have to repeatedly reload the website manually. Install extentions by going to the *Extensions* sidebar and search for them.