Allows you to initialize the current folder/workspace as a Git repository, if not already. Git (CTRL+SHIFT+G) – Integration with Git, if it is installed on the local machine. Offers the functionality such as “Find and Replace” and to find all occurrences of the given text. Search (CTRL+SHIFT+F) – Search the current files you have open in the Editor Groups for specific string. You can create new files, folders, drag and drop files into the folders. In top-down order:Įxplorer (CTRL+SHIFT+E) – Browse the folder of scripts/files that are you currently working on, referenced as your current workspace. Side Bar – This provides various functionality based on which one you have open. If the side bar is already open for the Explorer, clicking on that icon will cause the side bar to close. This bar offers the ability to open and close the side bar as you need. View Bar – The side bar will collapse as you need more real estate to work.
You can see the screenshot below for a visual reference.
Just like any other new program it may seem overwhelming but I wanted to walk you through this as it helped me to understand how to use it more efficiently. Getting around Code is easy, once you get familiar with it. In this article, I wanted to walk you through using Code and note some specific extensions I use for PowerShell and SQL Server.
I utilize Code as my editor of choice now with PowerShell, and even T-SQL at times. It is not something you can use to compile program code, so it is for the less complex coding projects. You may see some folks explain this editor as the little brother to Visual Studio Community Edition (VS Community), but it is more compared to editors like Atom, Sublime Text or even Notepad++.
Visual Studio Code (Code), have you heard of this product yet? This is an open-source, cross-platform and extremely light weight code editor from Microsoft.
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