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How to install VS Code

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About VS Code:

Visual Studio Code, also commonly referred to as VS Code. It is a streamlined code editor with support for development operations like debugging, task running, and version control. It is a source-code editor made by Microsoft with the Electron Framework, for Windows, Linux and macOS.

Features include support for debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets, code refactoring, and embedded Git.

How to install VS Code?

Step # 1: Download VS code from here https://code.visualstudio.com/download

Step # 2: Download the Visual Studio Code installer for Windows or you can install for Mac if you are working on Mac.

Once it is downloaded, run the installer (VSCodeUserSetup-{version}.exe). Then, run the file – it will only take a minute.

Step # 3: Accept the agreement and click next.

Step # 4: After accepting all the requests press finish button. By default, VS Code installs under: "C:\users{username}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code."

Step # 5: When all steps are completed you will see the following screen, when you open vs code:

Now, you can create: python, html, js and 11 more languages file in vs code and can easily work on it.

Note:

  • If you want to work on python language on VS Code you need to download 'python' extension in it.

  • If you want to work on html, css and js you need to install 'live server' extension, to view website on local host.

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In this series, we will learn how to install different platforms to work on different languages on local computer.

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