![]() Select word: You can replace Ctrl + D with Ctrl + F2 (Selects all occurrences of selected word) OR Ctrl + Shift + L (Select all occurrences of current selection).Duplicate line(s): Ctrl + Shift + D replaced with Alt + Shift + Down – Also note, you can duplicate up by using Alt + Shift + Up!.Toggle Block Comment: Ctrl + Shift + / replaced with Alt + Shift + A.Go to Symbol: Ctrl + R replaced with Ctrl + Shift + O.Focus into next editor: Ctrl + PgUp and Ctrl + PgDn replaced with Ctrl + Alt + Left and Ctrl + Alt + Right.Jump parentheses: Ctrl + M replaced with Ctrl+Alt+J. ![]() Split Editor: Alt + Shift + # replaced with Ctrl + #, or Ctrl +.Move Line Up: Ctrl + Shift + Up replaced with Alt + Down.Move Line Down: Ctrl + Shift + Down replaced with Alt + Down.However, here are some notable differences: So far in my experience they are very similar. You can see all the keyboard shortcuts from the official documentation. I’m coming from Sublime, are the keyboard shortcuts different? There they also have a guide of the more advanced editing features, using Git version control within the program, and debugging.Ĭurrently debugging is only for Node.js and ASP.NET 5 applications, but they have stated they plan to support more in the future. Press Ctrl + to split your editor, Ctrl + (1/2/3) to switch between them easily, and close them by pressing Ctrl + W.įor more information on the basics of Visual Studio Code, you can read the official documentation. Instead of “Tabs”, VS Code allows up to three visible editors at a time in one instance/window. Viewbar – Icons on the far left that lets your change views.Statusbar – This also has more information about your project, such as which language you’re writing.Sidebar – Gives you info about what you’re working on, such as a file explorer.The Visual Studio Code UI is divided up into four areas: There are no project files to open, no “File->New->(List of options here)”, just straight up ready to type and get to work. When you open Visual Studio Code, you immediately get an editor window. ![]() Seriously! No clicking “Next” 7+ times, no waiting for more files to download, it’s just that simple. Sudo ln -s /path/to/vscode/Code /usr/local/bin/code If you’d like to be able to open VS Code from the terminal, create the following link substituting /path/to/vscode/Code with the absolute path to the Code executable: Yes, VS Code works on Linux as well! Just extract the zip into the folder you’d like and double-click on Code to run. Or, if you’d like to be able to open VS Code from the terminal, append the following to your. Open the zip, and drag Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder.įrom there, you can open it from the launchpad. in the console/command prompt to open it to that folder. You can start Visual Studio Code from the created shortcuts, or simply type code. Visual Studio Code will automatically install to C:UsersusernameAppDataLocalCode Simply run the installation file and wait a few moments. Just kidding! It’s extremely simple and easy.Īll you have to do is go to and download the app for your platform of choice! Installing Visual Studio Code is an arduous process that requires at least 6 hours and a dedicated high speed internet connection. ![]() It has many of the features and characteristics I like most from Sublime (plus a couple more), and it’s $70 cheaper (a.k.a. Sublime is a great solution, but Visual Studio Code is a new competitor on the block. I would often use Sublime side by side with Visual Studio. A lot of the time all you need is something to edit files with IntelliSense/Syntax highlighting and maybe some debugging. Sometimes, you don’t need a full featured IDE. This is a new code editor designed from the ground up to give a focused streamlined experience. It is not a stripped down version of Visual Studio, nor is it comparable to “Visual Studio Express”. ![]() Visual Studio Code (or “VS Code” for short) is a new, cross platform lightweight coding editor. In this post I will go over what it is, what it isn’t, and how you can use it with your Unity and/or Corona projects. During Build, Microsoft released a brand new code editor called "Visual Studio Code"! ![]()
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