Visual Studio Code

INTRODUCTION

In a surprisingly short period of time, Visual Studio Code has become very popular among web developers. Part of that is because it's fast, lightweight, and is available on the three main platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux). But it also boasts several features that set it apart from the competition. This includes support for IntelliSense, refactoring capabilities, and an extensive ecosystem of extensions. But even beyond the features that help developers craft code, there is also debugging support. It's possible to open a .NET Core project from within Visual Studio Code and get end‐to‐end execution and debugging functionality.

The goal of this book is to help developers become not just familiar, but productive in Visual Studio Code. It starts with an introduction to the editing features of the workspace and continues with the more advanced functionality (including refactoring and key bindings). The book finishes with an extensive look at the extensibility of Visual Studio Code, so that you can add whatever functionality you need to make you days more productive.

WHAT DOES THIS BOOK COVER?

Here is a glance at what's in each chapter.

• Chapter 1: Introducing Visual Studio Code introduces the cross‐platform nature of the tool, along with the steps to install Visual Studio Code on Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.
• Chapter 2: Exploring the User Interface examines the focal point of the development experience: the workspace. This chapter introduces the developer to the ...