VSCode

What is VSCode?

VSCode is a code editor that has many features to make it easy to use for development. Such features include built-in support for syntax highlighting, code suggestions, a code debugger, a file explorer, and a built-in terminal. VSCode's features can also be extended by installing extensions. One such extension is the Remote-SSH extension, which we will use to add SSH support to VSCode.

Why VSCode?

VSCode has gained extensive popularity over the last decade and can be thought of as a standard tool for developers. Because of being somewhat of a standard, being easy to use, and having the capability to be extended, we encourage users to use VSCode for development on the Engaging cluster.

Installation

1. Install VSCode to your local computer.

   1. VSCode can be downloaded from https://code.visualstudio.com/download

2. Install the Remote-SSH VSCode extension

   1. Download from https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh