Installation Instructions

You can install VSCode & Java using a fancy installer (it's been slower to download for me than getting things separately).

If you're on Linux or you have a newer M1 Mac, you likely also want to follow the manual instructions instead.

Fancy Installer:

• Download the VSCode/Java Pack for Windows; follow the instructions.

• Download the VSCode/Java Pack for MacOS; follow the instructions.

If these work for you, you're done!

Manually get VSCode & Java & Java Extensions

1. Go to Adoptium.net and get Java 11 or Java 17 (doesn't matter)
   • I can help you figure out what versions you need; your browser should guess the right thing, though.
2. Go to code.visualstudio.com/download and get VSCode.
   • If you need to ask, you likely want 64-bit.
   • Again, ask for help on Slack if you get stuck.
3. Install Java Extensions, by clicking install in your browser on that page... or:
   1. In VS Code, click the "Extensions" button on the left. (Looks like a bunch of squares).
   2. Type "java" in the search.
   3. Choose "Extension Pack for Java" (should be first!)
   4. Click the "Install" button.

Help, I'm stuck

Pop into the #general channel on Slack, or message me (Prof. Foley) directly. Email me if you haven't been invited to Slack: johnf@middlebury.edu

Optional Installs:

We'll do these later, but feel free to get ahead (time-permitting in a future lab):

• Better error highlighting: VSCode ErrorLens extension.
  • There are two extensions named errorlens, I use the more popular one.
• Source code management: Github's guide to installing git
  • On MacOS, just go to VSCode's Terminal and type git, Windows is a bit trickier.