Visual Studio Code
Install VS Code and learn to use folders, files, the terminal and the debugger.
For learners ready to move examples from the browser to their own computer. Especially useful before practising Python or another language.
15 lessons in three modules. Follow steps on Windows, macOS or Linux, check your result with questions and mark your own practical work complete.
What you will learn
- Install the editor and a programming language using official instructions.
- Create a project folder, open and save a code file.
- Use the integrated terminal, run a program and read errors.
- Search a project, set a breakpoint and locate a problem in code.
Module path
- First start.Installing the editor and creating a first project.
- Editorial workFiles, folders, terminal and running code.
- Confident stepsSearch, debugging and organising an independent project.
Your result
At the end, create your own project folder, run a file and explain where to look for an error. Assessment relies on your practice and quiz answers; the site does not inspect uploaded files.
What comes next
This teaches the editor, not a programming language. Then choose Python, Java, JavaScript or C++ to study code itself.
First start.
Editor, language and extension — Editor and terminal
- Lesson 1. What is VS Code?Editor, language and extension · 8 мин →
- Lesson 2. Install the editor.Windows, macOS and Linux · 12 мин →
- Lesson 3. Install PythonInterpreter and extension · 14 мин →
- Lesson 4. Create a project.Folder and files · 12 мин →
- Lesson 5. Run the first file.Editor and terminal · 13 мин →
Editorial work
Explorer and Search — Get it all together.
- Lesson 6. Find the right one.Explorer and Search · 10 мин →
- Lesson 7. TerminalCommands inside the editor · 11 мин →
- Lesson 8. Find the mistake.Stopping points and debugging · 13 мин →
- Lesson 9. Extensions and settingsJust add what you need. · 11 мин →
- Lesson 10. My work project.Get it all together. · 16 мин →
Confident steps
Save and Auto Save — Check all the basics.