Intro
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is an IDE by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, macOS and web browsers.
VS Code is a source-code editor developed by Microsoft which provides features including support for debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets, code refactoring, and embedded version control with Git. Users can change the theme, keyboard shortcuts, preferences, and install extensions that add functionality.
Getting Started
Installation
Install VS Code in Ubuntu
- See VS Code in Linux
Basic Editing
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/codebasics
Keyboard shorcuts
The command Selection / Add Cursors to Line Ends Alt+Shift+i will put a cursor on every line in the current selection. Hit the Home key after to move to the beginning
Tip: You can pull up the keyboard shortcut reference sheet with Ctrl+K,Ctrl+S
Code Snippets
Snippets in Visual Studio Code
Use built-in snippets (templates) or create custom ones to streamline your coding process. To use a code snippet, simply type a snippet’s prefix (short code) and press Tab or Enter to expand it into the full code template. See Snippets