Visual Studio Code for PowerShell - Why You Should Use It
Explore the benefits of using Visual Studio Code for PowerShell scripting, including active development, multi-platform support, and powerful IDE features. Learn how to install it and enhance your workflow with top extensions. Check out the blog post and slides at www.vgemba.net.
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Visual Studio Code for PowerShell Colin Westwater / www.vgemba.net / @cwestwater
Why Visual Studio Code? Traditional PowerShell ISE no longer developed; Visual Studio Code is actively developed; Visual Studio Code is multi-platform; Works with PowerShell Core; Better IDE.
Installation Download from https://code.visualstudio.com Windows, Mac and Linux; Available in User or System Installer; Portable option available.
PowerShell Extension Search for PowerShell in Extensions; Adds Syntax Highlighting, Intellisense, F8 Support, snippets, etc; Support for PowerShell 3+ and PowerShell Core; Integrates with the Terminal in Visual Studio Code.
Integrated Terminal Allows you to run PowerShell directly in Visual Studio Code; You can choose which version of PowerShell to use; You can also default to 5.1, 6, CMD, WSL, Git Bash, etc; Use Shell Launcher Extension if you want to be able to choose which one dynamically.
Top Extensions PowerShell by Microsoft; Settings Sync by Shan Khan; Log File Highlighter by Emil Astrom; Markdownlint by David Anson; vscode-icons by Robert Huertas; Shell Launcher by Daniel Imms.
Thank You! Blog post and slides available at www.vgemba.net
