Visual Studio Code for Beginners: Crash Course on Code Editor Basics and Productivity Tips

📚 Visual Studio Code is an excellent code editor that allows you to write and run code.

💻 To download Visual Studio Code, go to code.visualstudio.com, click on the download button for Windows, and install the software.

🔧 Visual Studio Code has a user-friendly layout, including the main panel for open files, the activity bar with various helpful options, and a menu with different features.

💾 To create and save a new file in Visual Studio Code, go to the File menu, select 'New File', assign a name, choose a programming language, and save the file.

Visual Studio Code is a powerful text editor that supports syntax highlighting for various programming languages.

You can create and save files in Visual Studio Code, and open multiple files simultaneously using tabs.

You can customize the indentation settings in Visual Studio Code to match the requirements of different programming languages.

You can also open folders in Visual Studio Code to conveniently navigate and work with the entire project structure.

📂 You can open folders and files in Visual Studio Code by double-clicking on them in the explorer.

➕ You can create new folders and files in Visual Studio Code using the 'New Folder' and 'New File' options in the explorer.

🗑️ You can delete files and folders in Visual Studio Code by right-clicking on them and selecting 'Delete'. You can also move files between folders by dragging and dropping them.

🔄 The 'Refresh Explorer' option allows you to update the explorer if you made changes outside of Visual Studio Code. The 'Collapse Folders in Explorer' option helps in managing large projects.

🖥️ Editor groups in Visual Studio Code allow you to view multiple files simultaneously, making it easier to work with related code.

🔍 You can create a separate editor group in Visual Studio Code to view and edit multiple files simultaneously.

🔢 You can easily switch between editor groups using keyboard shortcuts.

⚙️ There are various settings in Visual Studio Code that you can customize, including zooming and enabling a minimap for quick navigation in long files.

🎨 Visual Studio Code can be customized to your liking, including changing the theme and installing extensions.

💻 You can run your code in Visual Studio Code using the terminal, and it requires installing Node.js.

🖥️ The terminal in Visual Studio Code allows you to navigate folders, run commands, and change font size.

🔧 Visual Studio Code has various helpful options for managing the terminal, such as stopping, splitting, and selecting different elements.

📁 The 'cd' command allows users to navigate through folders in the terminal and run commands within specific directories.

⌨️ Visual Studio Code provides shortcuts for formatting code, renaming identifiers, and navigating between open files.

🔧 Visual Studio Code allows you to work with version control directly and manage repositories.

📝 You can track changes to your project, stage and commit them using Visual Studio Code.

📚 There is extensive documentation available on Visual Studio Code, including keyboard shortcuts and customization options.