You're ready to start

programming with JavaScript. But before you can begin developing projects
with JavaScript, you need to set up
software called VS or Visual Studio Code. VS Code is a code editor that developers
use to write
their JavaScript code. By the end of this video, you'll be able to
install VS Code, Node.js, and the Code Runner extension on your Windows
Operating System. Start a new JavaScript file in VS Code and run the file
using Code Runner extension, and explain what console.log
does in JavaScript. Let's begin by exploring the VS Code download and
installation process. First, I open a search
engine in my browser and search for the term VS Code
or Visual Studio Code. I click on the first
link which directs me to the official website at
code.visualstudio.com. This link redirects me
to the site's homepage. On this homepage, I select the Download for Windows button.
A message appears on the VS
Code website which states, thanks for downloading
VS Code for Windows. I can then track my download
progress in my browser. Once the file is downloaded, I click the file to begin
the installation process. The license agreement appears. I read through the
agreement and select Next. I then accept the default
installation destination and the Start Menu folder. I also select the following
additional tasks. Create a desktop icon, add open with code action to Windows
Explorer
file context menu, add open with code action to Windows Explorer
Directory context menu. Once I've selected
these additional tasks, I click "Next". Now that I have
configured these tasks, I select the Install button. Once installed, I
then check launch Visual Studio Code
and select Finish. My Visual Studio Code program then appears in a new window; on
the Get Started page. From here, I click the
bottom-most icon on the very left of the VS Code window to open the extensions
panel. Once in the panel, I type Code Runner to search for the Code
Runner extension. I then select and install this extension from
the search results. While the extension installs, I return to my browser
and search for Node.js. I access the file from
the official site at Node js.org and click on the
direct download link, making sure to install
the Windows version. A pop-up appears on screen to track progress
of the download. Once the file has downloaded, I select Open file to open
the Node.js setup wizard. I then select Next and accept
the license agreement. I then click "Install" to begin
the installation process. Once the installation
process has completed, I click the "Finish" button
to close the setup wizard. I then return to VS Code, where the Code Runner
installation process is complete. To confirm that Code
Runner is installed, I can check for the following
message on screen which states this extension
is enabled globally. Just to the right of
the Code Runner tab is a stripe for the files. I double-click this
to open a new file. I then click "Select
Language" and choose JavaScript from
the list of languages. I can also type JS in the search bar to
narrow my results. Next, I close the Code
Runner tab and click on the extension's icon to toggle
off the extension sidebar. I then click on the
"View" tab and select the Terminal option to open the terminal that
I closed earlier. I need to clear the terminal. I can do this by typing clear
and pressing the Enter key. Next, I hover over the
terminals Output tab. I then click, hold, and drag it to the
right in order to dock it on the right-hand side
of the VS Code window. Now, I close the Terminal again. The Output should remain on
the right-hand
side of the screen. I can also adjust the width of the output by dragging the
split to the left or right. Finally, I type some code into the Tab Untitled-1 as
follows, console.log, followed
by a pair of parenthesis in which I type
Hello World in single quotes. To run this code, I
click the "Play" icon. I can also use the
shortcut keys, Control Alt N. The words Hello
World appear in my output. Other information also appears, but Hello World is
all I need to focus on for now. That's it. I've successfully set up
VS Code with Code Runner. You now know how to install
Visual Studio or VS Code, Node.js, and the Code Runner extension on your Windows
Operating System. You can also start a
new JavaScript file in VS Code and run the file
using Code Runner extension. You can explain what console.log does in JavaScript.
Great work.