Visual Studio Code Documentation

Welcome to the comprehensive documentation for Visual Studio Code (VS Code), a free, powerful, lightweight, and extensible source-code editor developed by Microsoft. This guide covers everything from installation to advanced features.

Introduction to VS Code

Visual Studio Code is designed with developers in mind, offering a rich set of features out-of-the-box, including:

Intelligent code completion (IntelliSense)
Debugging tools
Integrated Git control
Syntax highlighting
Code snippets
Code refactoring

VS Code supports a vast array of programming languages and frameworks through its extension ecosystem, making it a versatile tool for any developer.

Key Concepts

Understanding these core concepts will help you get started quickly:

Editor: The primary interface for writing and editing code.
IntelliSense: Smart code completion based on variable types, function definitions, and imported modules.
Debugger: Built-in tools to step through code, inspect variables, and identify bugs.
Extensions: Plugins that add new languages, themes, debuggers, and other tools to VS Code.
Workspace: A collection of opened folders, which VS Code can manage as a project.

Getting Started

Follow the links in the sidebar to learn how to install VS Code, configure your environment, and start coding.

Example Code Snippet

Here's a simple example of how VS Code handles Python code:


def greet(name):
    """This function greets the person passed in as a parameter."""
    print(f"Hello, {name}!")

# Call the function
greet("World")

Further Exploration

Dive deeper into specific features: