From 62127f7269f3c3d827dbe49e493d7be7c30a0fc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peli de Halleux Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:03:03 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated VS code instructions --- docs/code.md | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/code.md b/docs/code.md index 00f5bc98..550a9eae 100644 --- a/docs/code.md +++ b/docs/code.md @@ -1,10 +1,14 @@ # Visual Studio Code -Visual Studio Code is a Free Open Source code editor. Edit your programs with +Visual Studio Code is a Free Open Source code editor that you can use to edit your programs. + +Working from Visual Studio code allows you to benefit from all the features +of a professional IDE while working with PXT: working with files, +git integration (or source control of your choice), hundreds of extensions. ![](https://code.visualstudio.com/home/home-screenshot-win-lg.png) -## Tools setup +## Setup Follow these instructions to setup your machine and edit your programs in Visual Studio Code. @@ -27,20 +31,21 @@ That's it! You are ready to create new projects in code or open existing project ## Creating a new project -Open a shell to your projects folder. +Open a shell to your ``microbit`` folder. ``` # create a new subfolder for your project mkdir myproject +cd myproject # start the project set pxt init # open code -code. +code . ``` ## Opening an existing project -You can extract a project from the embedded URL. Open a shell to your projects folder +You can extract a project from the embedded URL or .hex file. Open a shell to your projects folder ``` # extract the project from the URL