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| 10. Verify password-less access in VS Code | 10. Verify password-less access in VS Code |
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| ====== Visual Studio Code, Generally ====== | ===== Visual Studio Code, Generally ===== |
| often abbreviated as "vscode"... minimal (?) GUI IDE relies on extensions and settings (preferences for the IDE as a whole, the extensions, and for specific projects) to support pretty much any kind (language/platform/toolset) of software development | Often abbreviated as "vscode", Visual Studio Code is an example of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and has a Graphical User Interface (GUI). It has a basic configuration and then relies on extensions and settings (preferences for the IDE as a whole, the extensions, and for specific projects) to support pretty much any kind (language/platform/toolset) of software development. Another commonly used IDE is [[https://wiki.cs.jmu.edu/student/eclipse/start|Eclipse]]. |
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| ===== Extensions ===== | ==== Extensions ==== |
| * out of the box it's a great plaintext text editor with at least syntax-highlighting support for several languages | * out of the box it's a great plaintext text editor with at least syntax-highlighting support for several languages |
| * add extensions to add support for other languages, and/or better support for those languages | * add extensions to add support for other languages, and/or better support for those languages |
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| ===== Preferences/Settings ===== | ==== Preferences/Settings ==== |
| Like many apps, vscode facilitates customization of its features through configuration options referred to as "settings", much like the "preferences" options supported by many apps. vscode distinguishes between [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/settings|user (global) settings and workspace settings]] | Like many apps, vscode facilitates customization of its features through configuration options referred to as "settings", much like the "preferences" options supported by many apps. vscode distinguishes between [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/settings|user (global) settings and workspace settings]] |
| * maybe you'd like to [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/settings-sync?originUrl=%2Fdocs%2Fconfigure%2Fsettings | sync your settings]] from laptop, to lab machine, to... | * maybe you'd like to [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/settings-sync?originUrl=%2Fdocs%2Fconfigure%2Fsettings | sync your settings]] from laptop, to lab machine, to... |
| * in many cases you may want to [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/FAQ#_can-i-disable-ai-functionality-in-vs-code|disable the AI features of vscode]] to prevent them from undercutting your learning | * in many cases you may want to [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/FAQ#_can-i-disable-ai-functionality-in-vs-code|disable the AI features of vscode]] to prevent them from undercutting your learning |
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| ===== Language Support ===== | ==== Language Support ==== |
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| If we're talking human language, [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/locales?originUrl=%2Fdocs%2Fconfigure%2Flocales|they got you!]] | If we're talking human language, [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/locales?originUrl=%2Fdocs%2Fconfigure%2Flocales|they got you!]] |
| but we're often talking [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/overview|programming languages]], and specifically it's often helpful to [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/overview#_change-the-language-for-the-selected-file|tell the app specifically which language you want it to use]] | but we're often talking [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/overview|programming languages]], and specifically it's often helpful to [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/overview#_change-the-language-for-the-selected-file|tell the app specifically which language you want it to use]] |
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| ===== Workspaces ===== | ==== Workspaces ==== |
| * [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editing/workspaces/workspaces| vscode has a feature called workspaces]] which are a collection of "root" directories (called either single-root if there's only one and "multi-root" otherwise) and some preferences can be set for when you open these | * [[https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editing/workspaces/workspaces| vscode has a feature called workspaces]] which are a collection of "root" directories (called either single-root if there's only one and "multi-root" otherwise) and some preferences can be set for when you open these |
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| ===== git in vscode ===== | ==== git in vscode ==== |
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| | ==== debugging in vscode ==== |
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| | ==== checkstyle and formatters in vscode ==== |
