Visual Studio Code Tips
Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative process by providing shared space, shared tools, software, materials and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.
Visual Studio Code is a free and open source multi-platform software application that is used by programmers of all levels. Its name is often shortened to VS Code. (Not VSCode.)
Note that "Visual Studio Code" is an editor while "Visual Studio" is an IDE. Both are Microsoft products.
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)
Visual Studio Code is installed on our Design Workstations 1-3, and our Ubuntu Workstation.
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Tips
Links to external sites:
- VS Code Command Palette — code.visualstudio.com
- (e.g. "Transform to" UPPERCASE, etc. is not in the menus)
- Keyboard shortcut cheat sheets for all platforms — code.visualstudio.com
- Tips and Tricks — code.visualstudio.com
- VS Code tips — Do not disturb mode
- VS Code Tips — 476 videos(!) from Code 2020
Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed
Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup
Links to external sites:
For Additional Help
- Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
- 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 community.
See Also
Links to other PPM Wiki pages:
Curated Extensions
Links to external sites:
GitHub Copilot — code suggestions from comments
Luna Paint — Raster Image Editor
Code Spell Check — spell checking as you type
Curated Links
Links to 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 languages
Other Fun Stuff
Links to external sites:
- Electron Framework — Build cross-platform desktop apps
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Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.