Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is an open-source development environment developed by Microsoft. It offers a variety of features and tools for the development of software applications, including syntax highlighting, auto-completion, debugging and versioning. Visual Studio Code is very flexible and can be used for different programming languages and frameworks.
As part of Jupyter, Visual Studio Code is already installed and set up as a web variant in the JupyterLab Docker container. This allows you to use the functionality of Visual Studio Code directly within your Jupyter environment and edit your notebooks and other files. This integration allows you to combine the advantages of both tools.
Here are the steps to launch Visual Studio Code within Jupyter:
- Go to the launcher: In the left sidebar, click the blue button with the plus.
- Launch VS Code: Under the “Notebook” section, select the “VS Code” tile. The web application will now start in a new browser window/tab.