C/C++

Installation

Download Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 Installer and run it
Open Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 and check the following options
Go to Single Component section -> search for ‘MSVC (v14.38-17.8)’ and check it
Click Install

Edit System Environment Variables with the following variables

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[SYS] BuildTools: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools
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[SYS] VCTools: %BuildTools%\VC\Tools
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[SYS] MSVC_VERSION: 14.42.34433
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[SYS] WIN_SDK_VERSION: 10.0.20348.0
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[SYS] WIN10KITS: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10
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[SYS] INCLUDE: %VCTools%\MSVC\%MSVC_VERSION%\include;%WIN10KITS%\Include\%WIN_SDK_VERSION%\ucrt;%WIN10KITS%\Include\%WIN_SDK_VERSION%\um;%WIN10KITS%\Include\%WIN_SDK_VERSION%\shared;
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[SYS] LIB: %WIN10KITS%\Lib\%WIN_SDK_VERSION%\um\x64;%WIN10KITS%\Lib\%WIN_SDK_VERSION%\ucrt\x64;%VCTools%\MSVC\%MSVC_VERSION%\lib\x64;
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[USER] Path:
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%VCTools%\MSVC\%MSVC_VERSION%\bin\Hostx64\x64
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%BuildTools%\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\CMake\CMake\bin

Configuration

Open Visual Studio Code
Ctrl + Shift + X -> Search for “C/C++” -> Install Specific Version... -> 1.21.6 (Versions before 1.22.9)
Ctrl + Shift + X -> Search for “CMake Tools”

Ctrl + Shift + P -> Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON) -> Insert and set the following param:

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{
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    "C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngineFallback": "enabled",
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    "C_Cpp.default.compilerPath": "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/BuildTools/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx64/x64/cl.exe", // Change to your compiler's path
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    "[cpp]": {
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        "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": true,
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        "editor.stickyScroll.defaultModel": "foldingProviderModel",
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        "editor.suggest.insertMode": "replace",
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        "editor.wordBasedSuggestions": "off"
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    },
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    "cmake.generator": "Visual Studio 17 2022", // Change to your cmake's generator
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    "cmake.cmakePath": "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/BuildTools/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/CMake/CMake/bin/cmake.exe", // Change to your cmake's path
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    "cmake.pinnedCommands": [
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        "workbench.action.tasks.configureTaskRunner",
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        "workbench.action.tasks.runTask"
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    ],
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}

Run Example

Beginner

Open Visual Studio Code
(Optional) Ctrl + Shift + P -> C/C++: Edit Configurations (JSON) -> Add custom include dirs to “includePath”
Create a cpp file and write something
Press F5 and choose the configuration start with “C/C++“

Intermediate

Open Visual Studio Code
(Optional) Ctrl + Shift + P -> C/C++: Edit Configurations (JSON) -> Add custom include dirs to “includePath”
Create a cpp file and write something (and create a header file inside ‘include/’ directory if you want)

(Optional) Ctrl + Shift + P -> Preferences: Open Workspace Settings (JSON) -> Insert and set the following param:

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{
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    "cmake.configureOnOpen": false,
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    "cmake.sourceDirectory": "${workspaceFolder}/", // Change to the dir where CMakeLists.txt will be stored
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}

Create a CMakeLists.txt if not exists

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# Requiries
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cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
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set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
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# Set project name
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project(name_of_the_project)
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# # Set header directories
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# include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
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# Set output directory
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set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin)
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# Collect source files
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aux_source_directory(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src SRC_LIST)
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# Create executable
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add_executable(
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    name_of_the_exe
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    ${SRC_LIST}
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)

Ctrl + Shift + P -> CMake: Select a Kit -> Choose the kit starts with “Visual Studio”
Ctrl + Shift + P -> CMake: Configure -> Select the designated CMakeLists.txt

C#

Installation

Download Microsoft .NET SDK 8.0.411 Installer and run it

The following components should be installed:

.NET SDK 8.0.411
.NET Runtime 8.0.17
ASP.NET Core Runtime 8.0.17
.NET Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0.17

Configuration

Open Visual Studio Code
Ctrl + Shift + X -> Search for “C#” -> Install

Ctrl + Shift + P -> Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON) -> Insert and set the following params:

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{
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    "omnisharp.useModernNet": false,
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    "dotnetAcquisitionExtension.allowInvalidPaths": true,
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    "dotnetAcquisitionExtension.existingDotnetPath": [], // Change to your dotnet's path
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}

Python

Installation

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Configuration

Open Visual Studio Code
Ctrl + Shift + X -> Search for “C#” -> Install

Ctrl + Shift + P -> Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON) -> Insert and set the following params:

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{
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    "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "C:/Users/Spr_Aachen/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python39/python.exe", // Change to your interpreter's path
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    "[python]": {
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        "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
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        "editor.formatOnType": true,
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        "editor.wordBasedSuggestions": "off"
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    },
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}

Common

Other recommanded settings for Visual Studio Code

Open Visual Studio Code

Ctrl + Shift + P -> Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON) -> Insert the following params:

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{
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    "update.enableWindowsBackgroundUpdates": false,
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    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Command Prompt",
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    "security.workspace.trust.untrustedFiles": "open",
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    "editor.formatOnType": true,
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    "editor.formatOnPaste": true,
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    "editor.maxTokenizationLineLength": 100000,
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    "diffEditor.experimental.showMoves": true,
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    "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
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    "diffEditor.maxComputationTime": 0,
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    "git.suggestSmartCommit": true,
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    "files.autoGuessEncoding": true,
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    "workbench.startupEditor": "none",
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    "workbench.editor.empty.hint": "text",
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}

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C/C++

Installation

Configuration

Run Example

Beginner

Intermediate

C#

Installation

Configuration

Python

Installation

Configuration

Common