Visual Studio Code Quick Guide

Visual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful source code editor which runs on your desktop and is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. It comes with built-in support for JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js and has a rich ecosystem of extensions for other languages (such as C++, C#, Python, PHP, Go) and runtimes.

Installation

Download Visual Studio Code from https://code.visualstudio.com/.

Getting Started

Open Visual Studio Code.

The sidebar helps you access all your files and folders. You can click on the folder icon to open a folder in the sidebar.

The Status Bar

The status bar is at the bottom of the window and shows information about the opened project and the files.

The Editor

The editor is where you write your code. It has features like syntax highlighting, bracket matching, and IntelliSense code suggestions.

The Integrated Terminal

You can open the integrated terminal by pressing Ctrl + \ or by clicking on Terminal -> New Terminal in the top menu.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl + P: Quick Open
Ctrl +: Integrated Terminal
Ctrl + Shift + P: Show All Commands

Extensions

Visual Studio Code has a rich ecosystem of extensions for various programming languages and runtimes. You can install extensions from the Extensions view (Ctrl + Shift + X).

Some popular extensions are:

Prettier: Code formatter

Settings

You can customize Visual Studio Code to your liking through the settings. You can open the settings by pressing Ctrl + ,.

Themes

You can change the color theme of Visual Studio Code through the Color Theme dropdown in the Status Bar.

Conclusion

Visual Studio Code is a powerful source code editor that can be customized to your liking with themes and extensions. It is a great tool for writing code in various programming languages.