VS Code

🔹 1. Introduction to VS Code

• What is VS Code?

• Features and benefits

• Supported languages and platforms

• Installing VS Code on Windows/Linux/Mac

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🔹 2. VS Code User Interface Overview

• Explorer panel (file navigation)

• Side bar (Search, Source Control, Extensions)

• Activity bar and status bar

• Command palette (Ctrl + Shift + P)

• Mini-map and breadcrumb navigation

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🔹 3. Creating and Managing Projects

• Opening folders/workspaces

• Creating new files and folders

• Saving and organizing files

• Multi-root workspaces

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🔹 4. Extensions in VS Code

• Exploring and installing extensions

• Recommended extensions for:

o Python

o HTML/CSS/JS

o Git

o Code formatting

• Managing and disabling extensions

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🔹 5. VS Code Settings and Customization

• Changing the theme and icon packs

• Font and editor settings

• User vs Workspace settings

• Keyboard shortcuts customization

• JSON settings for advanced control

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🔹 6. Editing Features

• IntelliSense (auto-complete)

• Code navigation (Go to Definition, Peek, Find all References)

• Multi-cursor editing

• Emmet support for HTML/CSS

• Bracket pairing, folding, and formatting

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🔹 7. Integrated Terminal

• Opening and using the terminal inside VS Code

• Running Python, Node, or Git commands

• Customizing terminal shell

• Using multiple terminals

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🔹 8. Source Control (Git Integration)

• Git basics in VS Code

• Initializing a repository

• Committing changes

• Branch management

• Sync with GitHub

• Viewing diff and file history

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🔹 9. Debugging in VS Code

• Setting up breakpoints

• Running and debugging Python, JavaScript, etc.

• Watch variables, call stack, and debug console

• Launch configuration (launch.json)

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🔹 10. Language-Specific Features

• Python:

o Linting, debugging, and virtual environments

• Web Development (HTML/CSS/JS):

o Live Server, Prettier, Emmet

• C/C++:

o C++ extensions, Build & Run

• Java:

o Java pack, Maven, and Gradle support

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🔹 11. Code Snippets and Auto Templates

• Using built-in snippets

• Creating custom code snippets

• Snippet extensions

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🔹 12. Tasks and Automation

• Running build tasks (Tasks: Run Task)

• Configuring task runners

• NPM and Makefile integration

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🔹 13. Remote Development

• Remote SSH and WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

• Editing files on a server remotely

• Container-based development with Docker

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🔹 14. Live Share (Real-time Collaboration)

• Installing Live Share extension

• Sharing code sessions

• Real-time editing and chat features

• Shared terminals and debugging

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🔹 15. Jupyter Notebook Integration

• Opening .ipynb files

• Running cells and displaying outputs

• Useful for Data Science and Machine Learning

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🔹 16. VS Code Tips and Tricks

• Useful keyboard shortcuts

• Hidden features and hacks

• Performance optimization tips

• Productivity tools (TODO highlights, bookmarks)