Visual Studio Code Setup

My preferred setup for VS Code

This page provides information on the Visual Studio Code settings file and a checklist of tasks I follow when setting up this application on a new machine.

Settings

The settings.json file contains settings for VS Code and usually lives in the following locations:

OS	Path
Unix	/home/<user-name>/.config/Code/User/settings.json
Windows	C:\\Users\<user-name>\\AppData\\Roaming\\Code\\User\\settings.json

Access my settings.json and custom color theme below. If you need help with color theme installation, see this page.

settings.json Original Color Scheme

Settings Override

The settings.json file located at the user level will take precedence. To override or add to the settings at the workspace or directory level, create a new directory called .vscode and add another settings.json file here.

Extensions

Install the following extensions:

• C/C++ by Microsoft
• Python by Microsoft
• Python Debugger by Microsoft
• Code Runner by Jun Han
• Vim by vscodevim
• CMake by twxs
• CMake Tools by Microsoft

Vim

Point Vim extension to local .vimrc file.

Code Runner Configuration

• Enable Clear Previous Output
• Disable Show Execution Message