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Install Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a versatile, user-friendly source code editor that supports extensions for multiple languages, including C#, C++ and python. Follow these steps to install Visual Studio Code on Mac OS and set up the necessary extensions.

  1. Download Visual Studio Code, found at code.visualstudio.com.

  2. Install Visual Studio Code.

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After setting up Visual Studio Code, enhance your development environment by adding essential extensions for C#, C++, and Python. These extensions provide robust tools for coding, debugging, and code intelligence, making your setup complete for SplashKit projects.

You can install these C# extensions directly from the terminal by running:

Terminal window
code --install-extension ms-dotnettools.csharp
code --install-extension ms-dotnettools.csdevkit
code --install-extension ms-dotnettools.vscodeintellicode-csharp

To install the C++ Extension Pack directly from the terminal:

Terminal window
code --install-extension ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack

To install the Python Extension Pack directly from the terminal:

Terminal window
code --install-extension donjayamanne.python-extension-pack

Congratulations! You’ve completed the setup of everything you need to get started with SplashKit. You’re now ready to start developing.