Why Visual Studio Code?

• popular among Codecool Students and other companies and startups
• variety of plugins
• free
• open source

Install Visual Studio Code

https://code.visualstudio.com/

Windows - norm way

1. Go to https://code.visualstudio.com/ ando download .exe file

Windows - hacker way

1. Install Chocolatey - great package manager for Windows that brings ap-get like functionality

   1. https://chocolatey.org/

2. Instructions on how to install Chocolatey

   1. https://chocolatey.org/install

3. After you install Chocolatey run Windows Power Shell as administrator

   1. click Windows key and type in windows power shell

   2. right click on Windows Power Shell

      

4. In Power shell type in command

choco install vscode

Ubuntu - norm way

If you're using Ubuntu, the easiest way to install VS Code is through Ubuntu Software:

1. look for the icon on the launcher on the left
2. search for vscode