ADVANCED / Programming

Visual Studio Code

A general-purpose code editor with extensions and integrated terminals.

Why use it

Useful across C/C++, Python, web work, Raspberry Pi development and Git when projects outgrow a single sketch.

Windows · macOS · Linuxoptionalactive

Install from the official download page; open a project folder and choose extensions for the actual language or task.

Check: Open a folder and edit a file. Extensions add specialized features; the editor itself is not an Arduino compiler.

Optional diagnostic commands

Windows · PowerShell · Trying to open a folder from a terminal.

Get-Command code -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object Name, Source

A path to the code command if discoverable.

No output does not mean the graphical VS Code app is uninstalled.