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Visual Studio Code for Developers 2023: Beginner to Advanced

Learn Visual Studio Code, Extensions, Shortcuts, Version Control, Debugging, Jupyter Notebooks, Markdown, and More.
Instructor:
Estefania Cassingena Navone
7,797 students enrolled
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Optimize your productivity with Visual Studio Code.
Master the fundamental features of Visual Studio Code.
Customize Visual Studio Code to fit your needs, style, and personal taste.
Install helpful extensions from the Extensions Marketplace.
Work with repositories, git, and GitHub in Visual Studio Code.
Learn how to work with the debugger and Jupyter Notebooks in Visual Studio Code.
Optimize Visual Studio Code to work with Python and Web Development.
Work with the integrated terminal and run commands.
Add built-in code snippets, install new ones, and create custom snippets.
Learn Visual Studio Code tips to optimize your productivity.

Welcome to Visual Studio Code for Developers, the course that you need to start working with one of the most popular code editors in the developer community. Learn Visual Studio Code with hands-on practice and detailed step-by-step explanations of the basic and advanced features of Visual Studio Code.

This course is for everyone who wants to master Visual Studio Code. If you are starting your coding journey or if you are an experienced developer, this course will help you master Visual Studio Code and improve your productivity as a developer.

Estefania will take you step by step from the basic features of Visual Studio Code like working with files to more advanced features like debugging and source control to help you succeed and incorporate this amazing code editor into your daily workflow.

Visual Studio Code is Your Next Step Into the in-demand and powerful World of Software Development.

During the course, you will learn how to:

  • Create, save, and edit files

  • Work with different panels, bars, and tools

  • Work with files and editors

  • Open folders and edit their files and folders in the explorer

  • Use the search feature to find anything in your code

  • Work with the integrated terminal

  • Open Visual Studio Code, files, and folders from the command prompt

  • Install extensions from the Extensions Marketplace

  • Work with extensions such as Prettier, ESlint, Python, React snippets, and Jupyter

  • Add built-in and custom code snippets to your code

  • Use git and version control in Visual Studio Code

  • Optimize your layout and tools to work with Python and Web Development

  • Create virtual environments for Python development in Visual Studio Code

  • Run the debugger and add breakpoints to check your variables

  • Create, edit, and work with Jupyter Notebooks

  • Write Markdown files in Visual Studio Code

  • Much more

Updates

November 2023 New Hide Editor Tabs

August 2023 Updated Quizzes now include macOS keyboard shortcuts and new improvements.

July 2023 New Profile Templates in Visual Studio Code.

July 2023 Updated New article with a small change in the custom keyboard shortcuts user interface.

July 2023 Updated Lecture on Customizing the Terminal (updated option in the Command Palette).

March 2023 New Profiles in Visual Studio Code (New Section)

March 2023 New Popular Extension: CodeSnap

March 2023 Updated How to create a file (3 options)

January 2023 Updated How to define custom snippets

November 2022 New Drag and drop images and files

November 2022 New Customize the settings of an extension

November 2022 New File rename selection

November 2022 New Move the terminal (right, left, bottom)

November 2022 New How to toggle the Menu Bar

October 2022 New  How to customize the settings of a programming language (updated)

October 2022 New  Toggle Full Screen Mode

October 2022 New  Create Files and Folders Simultaneously

September 2022 New  Sticky Scroll

Add New Visual Studio Code Skills To Your Resume

Visual Studio Code is currently one of the most popular code editors and its popularity continues rising every year. Whether you work in Data Science, Game Development, Web Development, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Development, or if you are just starting your coding journey, Visual Studio Code will be a priceless tool for your daily work. Learning Visual Studio Code is your next step into the powerful world of software development.

Learning Material and Resources

Throughout the course, you will find these resources:

  • Video lectures: 7+ hours of carefully designed graphics, animations, and explanations

  • Quizzes: check your knowledge interactively after each lecture with short quizzes and unlimited attempts

  • Downloadable Files: follow the lectures step by step by downloading the code files

  • Articles: read complementary articles to expand your knowledge

  • Discussion Forums: ask questions on the discussion forums and discuss interesting topics with your peers. Your instructor, Estefania, will be very glad to help you

You will learn so much more.

During the course, you will not just learn how to work with Visual Studio Code, you will also learn tips related to programming and programming languages like Python and JavaScript. You will learn how to create virtual environments in Visual Studio Code for Python development and how to install packages. You will learn how to write markdown files, which is the language used to write the READMEs that we see in GitHub repositories. You will learn how to choose and install extensions that will improve your productivity and much more!

Plus Tips and Tricks for the Visual Studio Code Pro

During the course, you will learn keyboard shortcuts and time-saving tips such as how to move a line up or down with your keyboard, how to copy a line above or below, how to shrink and expand your selection, how to format your file automatically, how to jump to the end and to the beginning of a file, and much more. So, if you are curious and you want to learn these amazing tips, don’t hesitate to enroll in the course and start your Visual Studio Code journey.

Why is this course unique?

This course is unique because of its emphasis on providing detailed and step-by-step explanations of the features of Visual Studio Code. We will dive deeper than other courses into more advanced features such as source control, debugging, markdown, and Jupyter Notebooks.

The video lectures are optimized for mobile devices. No more tiny code on a tiny screen! You will find constant zoom effects and large code that create an optimal learning experience on the go.

You will check your knowledge with short Quizzes that provide instant feedback, so you can see the correct answer immediately.

You will receive a certificate of completion that you can add to your resume and social media profiles to showcase your new skills.

You will also have lifetime access to the course and to all the new additions.

You are very welcome to watch the preview lectures and check out the full course curriculum.

If you are looking for an engaging, visual, and practical course, you’ve found it.

Add “Visual Studio Code” to your resume and showcase your new skills!

Welcome to the Course: Visual Studio Code for Developers

1
Welcome to the Course - Important Course Information
2
Introduce Yourself and Share your Goals

Getting Started with Visual Studio Code

1
Welcome to this Section
2
What is Visual Studio Code? Introduction to Code Editors
3
Download and Install Visual Studio Code
4
Downloadable Resources for the Course
5
Visual Studio Code Version, Updates, and Shortcuts
6
The User Interface (Panels, Bars, and Tools)
7
Important Tools: The Minimap and The Glyph Margin
8
How to Zoom the Editor
9
Section Quiz: Getting Started with Visual Studio Code
10
Discussion Topic: Share your Thoughts

Working with Files and Folders

1
Welcome to this Section
2
How to Create a File (3 Options)
3
How to Save a File
4
How to Open a File
5
How to Open a Folder
6
How to Open Multiple Files + Preview Mode
7
How to Toggle Autosave
8
How to Close a File and a Folder
9
Discussion Topic: Share your Thoughts

How to Edit a Project in the Explorer

1
Welcome to this Section
2
Introduction to the Explorer + How to Toggle the Explorer
3
Expand and Collapse Folders in the Explorer
4
Create and Delete Files in the Explorer
5
Create and Delete Folders in the Explorer
6
Move Files and Folders in the Explorer
7
Rename a File in the Explorer
8
Drag and Drop a File
9
Refresh the Explorer
10
Collapse All Folders
11
Section Quiz: The Explorer
12
Discussion Topic: Share your Thoughts

Search in Visual Studio Code

1
Welcome to this Section
2
Search in Visual Studio Code
3
How to Search on the Side Bar
4
Match Case
5
Match Whole Word
6
Searching with Regular Expressions
7
Search and Replace
8
Include and Exclude Files from Search
9
Section Quiz: Search in Visual Studio Code
10
Discussion Topic: Share your Thoughts

The Integrated Terminal and the Command Prompt

1
Welcome to this Section
2
Introduction to the Terminal
3
Launch Visual Studio Code from the Command Prompt
4
Open Files and Folders in Visual Studio Code from the Command Prompt
5
Open Multiple Files in Visual Studio Code from the Command Prompt
6
The Integrated Terminal in Visual Studio Code
7
Install Node.js to run npm start
8
Opening Multiple Terminals and the Terminal Shell
9
Command Line Help
10
Section Quiz: The Integrated Terminal and the Command Prompt
11
Discussion Topic: Share your Thoughts

Customize Visual Studio Code + Settings

1
Welcome to this Section
2
How to Open the Settings Panel
3
Frequently Used Settings
4
How to Change Tabs to Spaces and Spaces to Tabs
5
Change the Number of Spaces per Level of Indentation
6
Change the Theme
7
How to Show or Hide the Minimap
8
Hide Editor Tabs
9
Resize Panels and Split the Editor
10
Wrap Long Lines
11
Customize the Settings for Each Programming Language
12
Default Settings
13
Customizing the Terminal
14
Move the Terminal (Right, Left, Bottom)
15
Bracket Pair Colorization
16
Section Quiz: Customize Visual Studio Code
17
Discussion Topic: Share your Thoughts

Improve your Productivity in Visual Studio Code

1
Welcome to this Section
2
Important Keyboard Shortcuts
3
How to Customize Keyboard Shortcuts
4
Source: Default vs. System
5
Open Multiple Editor Groups and Multiple Files per Editor Group
6
Jump Between Editor Groups
7
How to Create and Work with Workspaces
8
Full Screen Mode
9
Toggle the Menu Bar
10
Zen Mode in Visual Studio Code
11
Fast Scrolling to Reach Code Blocks Faster
12
Sticky Scroll
13
File Rename Selection
14
Create a File and a Folder Simultaneously
15
Section Quiz: Improve your Productivity in Visual Studio Code
16
Discussion Topic: Share your Thoughts

Extensions in Visual Studio Code

1
Welcome to this Section
2
What is an Extension?
3
How to Install an Extension in Visual Studio Code
4
How to Manage and Uninstall Extensions
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