Installing an IDE

There are multiple IDE's to install but we will be installing VS Code along with some recommended themes and plugins.

Windows

Installing Visual Studio Code (VSCode) on Windows is a straightforward process. Here is a tutorial on how to do it:

1. Download the VSCode installer for Windows from the official website: https://code.visualstudio.com/download

2. Open the downloaded installer package by double-clicking on it.

3. Follow the prompts to install VSCode on your Windows. The installer will guide you through the installation process and install the necessary components.

4. Once the installation is complete, you can open VSCode by searching for it in the Start menu or by going to the Start menu > All apps > Visual Studio Code.

5. Once the VSCode is open, you can customize the settings, install the extensions and start working on your project.

6. You can also open the terminal by running code . to open the current working directory in vscode

Ubuntu

Installing Visual Studio Code (VSCode) on Ubuntu is a straightforward process. Here is a tutorial on how to do it:

1. Download the VSCode package for Ubuntu from the official website: https://code.visualstudio.com/download

2. Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the VSCode package.

3. Install the package by running the command:

   sudo dpkg -i <package-name>.deb

   Where <package-name> is the name of the package you downloaded.

4. After the package is installed, you can start VSCode by running the command:

   code

   or by searching for it in the Unity Dash or Gnome launcher.

5. Once the VSCode is open, you can customize the settings, install the extensions and start working on your project.

6. You can also install VSCode via apt repository, this way you will have the latest version and easy way to upgrade and manage the installation.

7. you can also open the terminal by running code . to open the current working directory in vscode

macOS

Installing Visual Studio Code (VSCode) on Mac is a straightforward process. Here is a tutorial on how to do it:

1. Download the VSCode installer for Mac from the official website: https://code.visualstudio.com/download

2. Open the downloaded installer package by double-clicking on it.

3. Follow the prompts to install VSCode on your Mac. The installer will guide you through the installation process and install the necessary components.

4. Once the installation is complete, you can open VSCode by searching for it in Spotlight or by going to the Applications folder in Finder.

5. Once the VSCode is open, you can customize the settings, install the extensions and start working on your project.

6. You can also install VSCode via package manager such as Homebrew. This way you will have the latest version and easy way to upgrade and manage the installation.

7. You can also open the terminal by running code . to open the current working directory in vscode

VSCode is a powerful and extensible code editor that supports a wide variety of programming languages and development environments. It also has a rich set of features and a large community of developers who contribute to its development and provide support.

Useful Extensions

Below are a list of useful extensions you might want to install on VSCode. Once you have opened VSCode, press CTRL+SHIFT+X on Ubuntu/Windows or CMD+SHIFT+X on Mac to go to the extensions/plugins panel:

• Auto Close Tag
• Auto Rename Tag
• Django
• ES7+ React/Redux/React native snippets
• prettier
• Git Blame
• Gitlens
• Indent-rainbow
• Material Icon Theme
• Code spell checker
• Black formatter