Visual Studio Code Distilled: Evolved Code Editing for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Table of Contents
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introducing Visual Studio Code
	Visual Studio Code, a Cross-platform Development Tool
	When and Why Visual Studio Code
	Installing and Configuring Visual Studio Code
		Installing Visual Studio Code on Windows
		Installing Visual Studio Code on macOS
		Installing Visual Studio Code on Linux
		Localization Support
		Updating Visual Studio Code
		Previewing Features with Insiders Builds
	Summary
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Environment
	The Welcome Page
	The Code Editor
		Reordering, Resizing, and Zooming Editor Windows
	The Status Bar
	The Activity Bar
	The Side Bar
		The Explorer Bar
			The Outline View
		The Search Tool
		The Git Bar
		The Run and Debug Bar
		The Extensions Bar
		The Accounts Button
		The Settings Button
	Navigating Between Files
	The Command Palette
	The Panels Area
		The Problems Panel
		The Output Panel
		The Debug Console Panel
		Working with the Terminal
	Summary
Chapter 3: Language Support and Code Editing Features
	Language Support
		Working with C# and C++
	Basic Code Editing Features
		Working with Text
		Syntax Colorization
		Delimiter Matching and Text Selection
		Code Block Folding
		Multicursors
		Reusable Code Snippets
		Word Completion
		Minimap Mode
		Whitespace Rendering and Breadcrumbs
		Markdown Preview
	Evolved Code Editing
		Working with IntelliSense
		Parameter Hints
		Inline Documentation with Tooltips
		Go to Definition and Peek Definition
		Go to Implementation and Peek Implementations
		Finding References
		Renaming Symbols and Identifiers
		Live Code Analysis
	Summary
Chapter 4: Working with Files and Folders
	Visual Studio Code and Project Systems
	Working with Individual Files
		Creating Files
		File Encoding, Line Terminators, and Line Browsing
	Working with Folders and Projects
		Opening a Folder
		Opening .NET Solutions
		Opening JavaScript and TypeScript Projects
		Opening Loose Folders
	Working with Workspaces
		Creating Workspaces
		Opening Existing Workspaces
		Workspace Structure
	Summary
Chapter 5: Customizing Visual Studio Code
	Customizations and Extensions Explained
	Customizing Visual Studio Code
		Theme Selection
		Customizing the Environment
			Understanding User Settings
				Behind the Scenes: The settings.json File
				A Real-World Example: Working with Proxies
				Privacy Settings: Telemetry
				Synchronization Settings
			Understanding Workspace Settings
		Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
	Summary
Chapter 6: Installing and Managing Extensions
	Installing Extensions
		Extension Recommendations
		Useful Extensions
	Managing Extensions
		Configuring Extensions
	Hints About Extension Authoring
	Summary
Chapter 7: Source Control with Git
	Source Control in Visual Studio Code
		Downloading Other Source Control Providers
	Managing Repositories
		Initializing a Local Git Repository
		Creating a Remote Repository
	Handling File Changes
		Staging Changes
	Managing Commits
	Working with the Git Command-Line Interface
	Creating and Managing Branches
		Switching to a Different Branch
		Merging from a Branch
			Resolving Merge Conflicts
		Hints About Rebasing Branches
		Deleting Branches
	Adding Power to the Git Tooling with Extensions
		Git History
		GitLens
		GitHub Pull Requests and Issues
	Working with Azure DevOps and Team Foundation Server
		Creating a Team Project
		Connecting Visual Studio Code to a Remote Repository
	Summary
Chapter 8: Automating Tasks
	Understanding Tasks
		Tasks Types
		Running and Managing Tasks
		The Default Build Task
		Auto-Detected Tasks
		Configuring Tasks
			First Example: Compiling Pascal Source Code
			Multiple Tasks and Default Build Tasks
			Understanding tasks.json Properties
			Understanding Substitution Variables
			Operating System–Specific Properties
			Reusing Existing Task Templates
			Second Example: Building an MSBuild Solution (Windows Only)
			Understanding Problem Matchers
		Running Files with a Default Program
	Summary
Chapter 9: Building and Debugging Applications: .NET 5 and Other Platforms
	Creating Applications
		Introducing .NET 5
		Creating .NET 5 Projects
		Creating Projects on Other Platforms
	Debugging Your Code
		Configuring the Debugger
		Managing Breakpoints
		Debugging an Application
			Evaluating Expressions
			The Call Stack
			The Debug Console Panel
	Summary
Chapter 10: Building Applications with Python
	Chapter Prerequisites
		Creating Python Applications
		Running Python Code
	Code Editing Features for Python
		Enhanced Word Completion with IntelliSense
		Understanding Function Parameters With Parameter Hints
		Quickly Retrieving Type Definitions
		Finding References
		Renaming Symbols
		Finding Code Issues with Linters
	Advanced Code Editing with Pylance
		Managing Pylance Settings
	Running Python Scripts
	Summary
Chapter 11: Deploying Applications to Azure
	Introducing Azure Extensions
	Deploying Web Applications
		Installing Extensions
		Signing into Azure Subscriptions
		Publishing Web Applications
	Creating and Deploying Azure Functions
		Configuring Visual Studio Code
		Creating Azure Functions
		Deploying Azure Functions
	Summary
Index