Make sure you have your Visual Studio Code application saved in a place you know you will easily be able to find it. Linux users: The downloaded file should be in your ‘Downloads’ folder.įind it in your file manager, double click and choose ‘Install’ in the GUI software center, or run the following commands, one at a time, in the terminal: sudo dpkg -i downloaded_b
zip file should be in your ‘Downloads’ folder. Keep clicking ‘Next’ and then finally ‘Finish.’
exe file by clicking on it and on run the installer. Find the Visual Studio Code file in your file manager, the program that lets you see the files and folders on your computer.
Once the Visual Studio Code file is finished downloading, we need to install it. deb file so auto-updates work as the Visual Studio Code documentation suggests. rpm are different file types for storing data.
Mac users: This will download the latest version of Visual Studio Code for Mac as a. Windows users: This will download the latest version of Visual Studio Code as an. You should see your computer’s operating system displayed, but if it’s not correct, click on the down arrow and find the option that matches your operating system from the drop down menu and click on the down arrow icon under “Stable.” Visit the Visual Studio Code website to download the latest version of Visual Studio Code. The installation process for computers running macOS, Windows, and Linux, (specifically Ubuntu and Debian), will be very similar and using Visual Studio Code across all of them will be the same.
So, we’ve chosen our text editor, now we just need to install it on our computer! Video Instructionsįor the visual learners, this video details how to download and install Visual Studio Code.
When you are further along in your coding career, you can try other code editors to see what features work best with your personal development workflow.
You may also have read or heard about IDEs, or “integrated development editors.” An IDE allows you to not only edit, but also compile, and debug your code through one application or interface. Key shortcuts, or combinations, for faster development.A tree view, or visual representation, of a project’s folders and files, so you can conveniently navigate your project.Plug-ins, or add-on programs, to catch errors in code.Color schemes to suit your preferences and make code easier to read.Specific to writing code, text editors provide a number of advantages: Not only will this introduce you to tools that are commonly used by professional developers but it also means that you’ve grown as a developer and are ready to start working on your own-great work! It will allow you to take what you’ve learned on Codecademy and put it into practice as you work on projects on your computer. Using a text editor is part of creating your “development environment,” the set of tools that you use for working on coding projects. If you’ve used Codecademy, you’re already familiar with a text editor. They can highlight and format your code so that it’s easier to read and understand. Text editors, also called code editors, are applications used by developers to write code. In this article, we will go over the steps necessary to download a popular text editor called Visual Studio Code, also referred to as “VS Code.” By the end of the article you will be able to create a folder in Visual Studio Code that contains an HTML document that you can open in your web browser.