Basic editing - Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is an editor first and foremost, and includes the features you need for highly productive source code editing. This topic takes you through the basics of the editor and helps you get moving with your code. Being able to keep your hands on the keyboard when writing code is crucial for high productivity.

Formatting Python in VS Code

Open a Python file in VS Code. Right-click on the editor to display the context menu. Select Format Document With.... Select Configure Default Formatter... from the drop-down menu. Select your preferred formatter extension from the list.

Variables reference - Visual Studio Code

To reference VS Code settings (configurations), use the $ {config:Name} syntax. For example, $ {config:editor.fontSize} references the editor.fontSize setting. You can use any VS Code command as a variable with the $ {command:commandID} syntax. A command variable is replaced with the (string) result from the command evaluation.

Getting Started with Python in VS Code

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Python 3 in Visual Studio Code to create, run, and debug a Python "Roll a dice!" application, work with virtual environments, use packages, and more! By using the Python extension, you turn VS Code into a great, lightweight Python editor.

Visual Studio Code debug configuration

In VS Code, there are two core debugging modes, Launch and Attach, which handle two different workflows and segments of developers. Depending on your workflow, it can be confusing to know what type of configuration is appropriate for your project.

Code Navigation

VS Code provides two powerful commands to navigate in and across files with easy-to-use keyboard shortcuts. Hold Ctrl and press Tab to view a list of all files open in an editor group. To open one of these files, use Tab again to pick the file you want to navigate to, then release Ctrl to open it.

Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined

Visual Studio Code redefines AI-powered coding with GitHub Copilot for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. Visual Studio Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Linting Python in Visual Studio Code

Linting highlights semantic and stylistic problems in your Python source code, which often helps you identify and correct subtle programming errors or coding practices that can lead to errors.

Manage context for AI - Visual Studio Code

By providing the right context, you can get more relevant and accurate responses from the AI in VS Code. In this article, you learn how to manage context in chat, including how to use #-mentions to reference files, folders, and symbols, how to reference web content, or how you can use custom instructions to guide the AI's responses.

Configure C/C++ IntelliSense - Visual Studio Code

IntelliSense is a helpful tool built into VS Code that provides various code editing features to help you code faster and more efficiently. For example, code completion, parameter info, syntax highlighting, Code Actions (light bulbs), and member lists are all generated using IntelliSense.