MicrosoftVisualStudioCodeisapowerful,lightweightcodeeditorformodernwebandclouddevelopment.Itisasourcecodeeditorthatcanbeusedwithavarietyofprogramminglanguages,whichworksonmultipleplatformssuchasLinux,Windows,andmacOS.Thisbookprovidesextensivecoverageofthetools,functionalities,andextensionsavailablewithintheVSCodeenvironmentthatwillhelpyoubuildmulti-platformappswithease.You’llstartwiththeinstallationofVSCodeandlearnaboutvarioustoolsandfeaturesthatareessentialfordevelopment.Progressingthroughthechapters,you'llexploretheuserinterfacewhileunderstandingtipsandtricksforincreasingproductivity.Next,you’lldelveintoVSCodeextensionsanddiscoverhowtheycanmakelifeeasierfordevelopers.Later,thebookshowsyouhowtodevelopasampleapplicationwithdifferentprogramminglanguages,tools,andruntimestodisplayhowVScodecanbeusedeffectivelyfordevelopment,beforehelpingyougettogripswithsourcecodeversionmanagementanddeploymentonAzurewithVSCode.Finally,you’llbuildonyourskillsbyfocusingonremotedevelopmentwithVSCode.Bytheendofthisbook,you’llhavetheknowledgeyouneedtouseVisualStudioCodeasyourprimarytoolforsoftwaredevelopment.