Now search for the extension C/C++ for Visual Studio Code and install it. Click open the Extension Manager on the VS Code sidebar or use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+X. First we'll install the C/C++ for Visual Studio Code extension that adds extra enhancement and support for C/C++ development. Installing ExtensionsĪfter you've successfully installed VS Code, we'd need to add a few extension to enhance C/C++ suppport in VS Code.
A few clicks would get you up and running with visual studio code. So first of all Download VS Code from the official website and follow the installation process. We are going to use it as our C/C++ IDE so a little configurations would be required.
VS Code is all you know is powerful, flexible and multi-platform code editor. The configuration process may slightly differ, such as adding information to PATH variables and so. The guide is though equally well applicable for other OSs such as Linux or Mac. Please note that the set up process is explained over the Windows (64bit) Operating system.