Difference between revisions of "Visual Studio Code Tips"

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Visual Studio Code is free and open-source software (FOSS) multi-platform application that is used by programmers of all levels.
Its name is often shortened to VS Code. (Not VSCode.)
VS Code features include debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets and code refactoring for many computer languages.
It also features an integrated terminal and embedded Git version control.
It is made with the Electron Framework (which is developed and maintained by GitHub).

Note that "Visual Studio Code" is an editor, while "Visual Studio" is an IDE. Both are Microsoft products.

At Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM), Visual Studio Code is maintained on Design Workstations 1-3.
Some recommended extensions, for example "Code Spell Check", are installed at PPM, too.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

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Tips

Links to code.visualstudio.com/docs:

Tips and Tricks

Telemetry options — you can disable telemetry reporting

VS Code Command Palette

(for example, "Transform to UPPERCASE", and other conversions are not in the menus)

Zen Mode — distraction free user interface (highly customizable)

Emmet — expand abbreviations and snippets

(built right into Visual Studio Code, no extension required)

Links to other external sites:

VS Code tips — Do not disturb mode

VS Code Tips — from Code 2020 on YouTube

External Training

Links to code.visualstudio.com:

Introductory Videos

Keyboard shortcut cheat sheets for all platforms

Extension Marketplace

Visual Studio Code Product Home Page

Hand-Curated Extensions

Links to member-recommended extensions:

Insert Unicode — search and insert Unicode characters into documents

USD Language — construct animated 3D scenes

Code Spell Check — spell checking as you type

SVG — coding, including preview

PlatformIO — for embedded development (Arduino)

GitHub Copilot — code suggestions from comments

Luna Paint — Raster Image Editor

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

What is Electron? — on electronjs.org

https://www.programmingfonts.org/

https://www.markdownguide.org/

Alternatives to Visual Studio Code:

zed editor — "designed for high-performance collaboration with humans and AI (MacOS and Linux)"

Sublime Text — "sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose"

jupyter — for interactive computing across all programming languages

CodePen — build, test, and discover front-end code

Additional Help

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

GitHub Tips

JSON File Format Tips

STL File Format Tips

SVG File Format Tips

USDZ File Format Tips

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing

Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.

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-'''Visual Studio Code''' is a free and open-source (FOSS) multi-platform software application that is used by programmers of all levels.
+'''Visual Studio Code''' is free and open-source software (FOSS) multi-platform application that is used by programmers of all levels.
 <br>
 Its name is often shortened to VS&nbsp;Code. (Not&nbsp;VSCode.)
-<br>
-Note that "Visual Studio Code" is an editor, while "Visual Studio" is an IDE. Both&nbsp;are Microsoft&nbsp;products.
 <br>
 VS Code features include debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets and code refactoring for many computer&nbsp;languages.
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 It is made with the Electron Framework (which is developed and maintained by GitHub).
-At Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM), Visual Studio Code is installed on Design Workstations 1-3, and our Ubuntu&nbsp;Workstation.
+Note that "Visual Studio Code" is an editor, while "Visual Studio" is an IDE. Both&nbsp;are Microsoft&nbsp;products.
+At Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM), Visual Studio Code is maintained on Design Workstations 1-3.
 <br>
 Some recommended extensions, for example "Code Spell Check", are installed at PPM, too.
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-[[File:Vscode application icon.png|alt=Vscode application icon|150x150px|thumb|'''Visual Studio Code<br>application icon''']]
+[[File:Burst.png|alt=burst of white rays on orange background|link=https://wiki.pikespeakmakerspace.org/index.php/About_PPM|right|frameless|250x250px]]
 ==Tips==
-Links to code.visualstudio.com:
+'''Links to code.visualstudio.com/docs:'''
 :[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/tips-and-tricks '''Tips and Tricks''']
-:'''[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings#_keyboard-shortcuts-reference Keyboard shortcut cheat sheets for all&nbsp;platforms]'''
+:'''[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry Telemetry options]''' — you can disable telemetry reporting
 :'''[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/userinterface#_command-palette VS Code Command Palette]'''
 ::(for example, "Transform to UPPERCASE", and other conversions are not in the menus)
+:'''[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/userinterface#_zen-mode Zen Mode]''' — distraction free user interface (highly customizable)
 :[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/emmet '''Emmet'''] — expand abbreviations and&nbsp;snippets
-::built right into Visual Studio Code, no extension required
+::(built right into Visual Studio Code, no extension required)
-:::Links to other external sites:
+'''Links to other external sites:'''
 :[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3RSzophv00 '''VS Code tips — Do not disturb mode''']
-:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6JJxa0QNfE&list=PLvKOuwv1u7bGri7IBkLYhmhMRnvtAlc4N VS Code Tips] — 476 videos(!) from Code&nbsp;2020'''
+:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6JJxa0QNfE&list=PLvKOuwv1u7bGri7IBkLYhmhMRnvtAlc4N '''VS Code Tips'''] — from Code&nbsp;2020 on YouTube
-:[https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/wiki '''Visual Studio Code Wiki''']
+==External Training==
+'''Links to code.visualstudio.com:'''
+=== [https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/introvideos '''Introductory Videos'''] ===
+=== [https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/keybindings Keyboard shortcut cheat sheets for all&nbsp;platforms] ===
-==Classes==
+=== [https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/extension-marketplace Extension Marketplace] ===
-PPM announces its [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
-==Training==
+=== [https://code.visualstudio.com/ Visual Studio Code Product Home Page] ===
-Links to code.visualstudio.com:
-:[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/introvideos '''Introductory Videos''']
-:'''[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/extension-marketplace Extension Marketplace]'''
-:'''[https://code.visualstudio.com/ Visual Studio Code Product Home Page]'''
 ==Hand-Curated Extensions==
-Links to member-recommended extensions:
+:'''Links to member-recommended extensions:'''
+:'''[https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=brunnerh.insert-unicode Insert Unicode]''' — search and insert Unicode characters into documents
+:'''[https://animallogic.com/ USD Language]''' — construct animated 3D scenes
+:'''[https://streetsidesoftware.com/ Code Spell Check]''' — spell checking as you type
+:'''[https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jock.svg SVG]''' — coding, including&nbsp;preview
+:'''[https://platformio.org/ PlatformIO]''' — for embedded development (Arduino)
+:'''[https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/using-github-copilot/getting-code-suggestions-in-your-ide-with-github-copilot GitHub&nbsp;Copilot]''' — code suggestions from&nbsp;comments
+:'''[https://github.com/lunapaint/vscode-luna-paint Luna Paint]''' — Raster Image Editor
+==Hand-Curated Links==
+'''Links to member-recommended external sites:'''
+:[https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/ '''What is Electron?'''] — on electronjs.org
+:'''https://www.programmingfonts.org/'''
+:'''https://www.markdownguide.org/'''
+'''Alternatives to Visual Studio Code:'''
+:'''[https://zed.dev/ zed editor]'''  — "designed for high-performance collaboration with humans and AI (MacOS and Linux)"
+:'''[https://www.sublimetext.com/ Sublime Text]''' — "sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose"
+:'''[https://jupyter.org/ jupyter]''' — for interactive computing across all programming&nbsp;languages
-=== [https://animallogic.com/ USD Language] — construct animated 3D scenes ===
+:'''[https://codepen.io/ CodePen]''' — build, test, and discover front-end code
-===[https://streetsidesoftware.com/ Code Spell Check] — spell checking as you type===
+==Additional Help==
-===[https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jock.svg SVG] — coding, including&nbsp;preview===
+'''Links to related PPM Wiki pages:'''
-===[https://platformio.org/ PlatformIO] — for embedded development (Arduino)===
-===[https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/getting-started-with-github-copilot/getting-started-with-github-copilot-in-visual-studio-code GitHub&nbsp;Copilot] — code suggestions from&nbsp;comments===
-===[https://github.com/lunapaint/vscode-luna-paint Luna Paint] — Raster Image Editor===
-==Related Pages==
-Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
 :'''[[GitHub Tips]]'''
+:'''[[JSON File Format Tips]]'''
 :'''[[STL File Format Tips]]'''
 :'''[[SVG File Format Tips]]'''
 :'''[[USDZ File Format Tips]]'''
-:[[Arduino|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Arduino'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
-:[[Raspberry Pi|<span style="color:#ffffff; background:#864199">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Raspberry Pi'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Computers — Ubuntu|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Ubuntu'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-:[[Computers -- Mac and Apple|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Mac and Apple'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-==Hand-Curated Links==
+Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the&nbsp;community.
-Links to member-recommended external sites:
-:'''https://www.programmingfonts.org/'''
-:'''https://www.markdownguide.org/'''
-:'''https://alternativeto.net/software/visual-studio-code/'''
-:'''https://codepen.io/''' — build, test, and discover front-end code
-:'''https://jupyter.org/''' — for interactive computing across all programming&nbsp;languages
-:'''https://www.electronjs.org/''' — build cross-platform desktop&nbsp;apps
-:'''[[wikipedia:List_of_free_and_open-source_software_packages|List of free and open-source software packages]]''' — on&nbsp;Wikipedia
-==For Additional Help==
-:Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
-:[[How To Slack#PPM Channel Names and Descriptions|'''List of all PPM Slack channels''']]
-:Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the&nbsp;community.
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