Visual studio code (VSCode)

Visual Studio Code is a code editor with support for development operations like debugging, task running, and version control.

steps fot installing vscode:

• download the vscode from this link: vscode

• after that open the file and click on the install button.

• restart your terminal and type this command:

code -v

// you should see the version of vscode that you have installed. like this:

1.63.2
899d46d82c4c95423fb7e10e68eba52050e30ba3
x64

• in order to run the VSCode using ubuntu, we need to create a Demo project for testing.

To create a project follow these steps:

• from your UBUNTU run these commands:

mkdir Demo
cd Demo

then

code .

• when you hit code . you should see downloading… then your VSCode should be opened inside your current directory
• Note: if you see a TRUST PROJECT message please always click trust.

important extensions for vscode:

• markdownlint
• ESLint
• live server
• html preview

recommended extensions for vscode:

• code spell checker
• color Highlights
• Rainbow Brackets
• image Preview

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