Visual Studio Code

Three main tasks here: - install Visual Studio Code (VSC) - install some extensions to VSC - configure git and VSC

Install VSC

Using the IBM app store for your operating system, install Visual Studio Code (VSC).

Mac@IBM application

<a href="https://w3.ibm.com/download/standardsoftware/PC/lang_en/issiCatalogPC.html" target="_blank">IBM Windows App Store</a>

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More information about VSC can be found here.

Install VSC extensions

Install the following VSC extensions. This is done using VSC, but you can also explore the VSC catalog. To learn more about extensions go here.

Acrolinx
Auto-Open Markdown Preview
Code Spell Checker
GitHub Pull Requests
GitHub Repositories
Hashicorp Terraform
Markdown All in One
Markdown Preview Enhanced
YAML

Here is a short video (no audio) that shows how to install an extension in VSC:

Integrate git and VSC

Open VSC if not already opened.
Open a terminal in VSC.
In the terminal, run the following commands, replacing YOURGITID and YOUR_EMAIL with your appropriate ID and email address.
```
git config --global user.name YOUR_GITID
```
```
git config --global user.email YOUR_EMAIL
```