Welcome to The Complete Visual Studio Code Course!
Used by programmers around the world, Visual Studio Code is a source-code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Whether you're learning Visual Studio Code for yourself, or to help you work more efficiently as part of a team, this 6.5hr course is guaranteed to help you get the most out of VSCode.
Remember, small tweaks to your setup can have a BIG impact!
The Complete Visual Studio Code Course is designed for beginners, and taught by industry expert Dr Nauman. Throughout this course you'll learn. . .
How to customise your VSCode workspace, and create the perfect environment for yourself and your projects
How to speed up your workflow by using snippets and shortcuts
How to organise your projects efficiently with folder and profiles, and synchronise your VSCode environment across machines
How VSCode can be used HTML, CSS, Python, node-js and LaTex (with a dedicated section on each)
How to share your code via GitHub, and the importance of Version Control in Git.
We'll also recommend 25+ Extensions and Plugins that you can use to work more efficiently!
Every course section ends with 3-6 tasks that put in to practice all the new skills you've just learnt! Each exercise is a hands-on coding exercise designed to test your learning AND give you the confidence you need to continue on your learning journey.
This course is a brilliant introduction to Visual Studio Code, and will help you and your colleagues work faster, and more efficiently on whatever project you decide.
A full breakdown of what this course covers is below. . .
How to install Visual Studio Code
What the key elements of the VSCode interface are
How to customise your VSCode via the settings
How to create and use files and folders
Using a terminal within VSCode
How and why to use Markdown in files
Essential early shortcuts, including Delete, Duplicate, Move, and Replace with Multiple Cursors
Customising the look of VSCode with themes and extensions
Key functionality of Search and Replace within Large Codebases
A basic and advanced introduction to Snippets - essential for an efficient workflow
How to assign shortcut keys
How to add Functionality with Extensions
Organising your projects with new windows and folders
Synchronising your VSCode environment across multiple locations (home and the office!)
Working with colleagues via GitHub
Best practices when using Jupyter and Jupyter Notebook
How to debug efficiently in a complex/large code base
How to create and use an interactive environment for code and debugging
Learn how to set up a node.js server
Git support and functionality within VSCode
Create a local repository in VSCode and share it on Git