1. Nick Trogh (@nicktrog)
Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

2. Agenda Introduction to Visual Studio Code DEMO The editor
Customizations
Version control
Extensions
Debugging
Tasks

3. #AskMSDev

4. Introduction to Visual Studio Code

5. editor IDE lightweight/fast file/folders many languages many workflows
Build 2014
11/12/2018
editor
IDE
lightweight/fast
file/folders
many languages
many workflows
keyboard centered
lightweight/fast
file/folders with project context
many languages
keyboard centered
code understanding (some languages)
debug
task running
project systems
code understanding
debug
integrated build
File>New, wizards
designers
ALM integration
platform tools
...
Where does VS sit?
Two ends of the spectrum
Traditionally MS focused on IDEs
Editors: notepad++, Sublime, Emacs, ...
IDE: VS, Eclipse, IntelliJ
Bring great things of IDE into editor -> intellisense, go to definition, lightbulb, ...
VS Code: enterprise-ready, built by MS
Lightweight experience ->
Currently in v0.8.0
Small download, approx
Integrated with cmdline
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6. Cross-Platform

7. + Squirrel for application updates
Build 2014
11/12/2018
+ Squirrel for application updates
+ FirstMate for TextMate syntax bundle support
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8. Open Source

9. DEMO Visual Studio Code Getting started: npm install -g typescript
tsc greeter.ts
Types
Classes
Interfaces
Modules
Generics
Enums
Optional fields in interface or function params (?-syntax)
Lambdas
VS Code Tooling
Tsconfig.json -> typescript configuration and IntelliSense (avoids use of reference)
Tasks.json -> compile task
Visual Studio Code

10. Agenda Introduction to Visual Studio Code DEMO The editor
Customizations
Version control
Extensions
Debugging
Tasks

11. Resources Visual Studio Code http://code.visualstudio.com

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13. #AskMSDev

14. Thank you