Writing Your First Visual Studio Code Extension

VS Code with the PowerShell extension is the de facto standard editor for PowerShell. One of the best things about VS Code is how customizable it is. Anybody can create themes and extensions for Code, and in this demo-heavy session, you’ll learn how you can join the fun, too!

Whether you want to deploy a small extension to help your team stay productive, you have an amazing idea for an extension that the public will celebrate for years, or you want to contribute to the PowerShell extension, in this session you’ll learn the skills and tools you need to get going. We’re going to write a VS Code extension starting from scratch, examining the different resources in place to help you along your journey as we go.

I’ve written a number of VS Code extensions, some of which are publicly available. I’m pretty sure that I’ll be able to convince Tyler Leonhardt to make a guest appearance at this session.