How to install Julia and Visual Studio Code (+ extension features) -Learn Julia 2/n-

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This video presents how to install VS Code and set it up for Julia with the dedicated extension.

I also present the features of the extension and how to change the appearance of VS Code.

Instructions for Windows 10 users below, or just go here: https://julialang.org/downloads/platform/

Julia official website: https://julialang.org/

VS Code website: https://code.visualstudio.com/
VS Codium: https://vscodium.com/

Image in the thumbnail by Ales Nesetril: https://unsplash.com/@alesnesetril
Music: Copycat – R.LUM.R

If you’re under Windows, here is how to add Julia to the path so the Julia extension for VSCode finds it:

When installing Julia on your computer note the installation directory given in the installer program (copy/paste it somewhere). If you don’t remember, and you didn’t change anything during the installation process, it should be installed in e.g.: “C:Usersyour_user_nameAppDataLocalProgramsJulia 1.5.3” for Julia 1.5.3. If you don’t remember the version you installed, just go into this folder: “%LocalAppData%/Programs”, and find Julia. Then open a terminal (hit Windows key + R, then enter cmd and hit enter), and run the following command (copy, paste and press enter):
%windir%System32rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables

Then navigate to the row named Path in User Variables. Click on it, and then click on Edit. Then click on New, and finally paste the path to the julia executable bin directory, e.g. for Julia 1.5.3:
C:Usersyour_user_nameAppDataLocalProgramsJulia 1.5.3bin

Don’t forget to put your user name instead of “your_user_name”, and your version of Julia instead of Julia 1.5.3.

0:00 Introduction
0:04 Julia dev environment
2:44 Install Julia
5:39 Extension options
6:20 Extension features
7:59 VS Code appearance