codex-lv2-may-2025

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Lesson: Getting Started with VSCode Settings

🎯 Objective

Prepare your development environment and understand the basics of VSCode customization before diving into settings files.

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🛠️ Prerequisites Check

Before we begin, make sure you have:

• ✅ VSCode installed on your computer
• ✅ Basic familiarity with VSCode interface
• ✅ A project folder where you can create settings files
• ✅ Understanding of basic file system operations

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📁 Setting Up Your Project

1. Use your project from Lesson 3 (POJO):

   cd your-pojo-project-folder
   

   ✅ Note: You can use the same project folder you created for the POJO lesson. This keeps all your practice work organized in one place.

2. Open the folder in VSCode (if not already open):

   code .
   

3. Create a .vscode folder in your project:

   mkdir .vscode
   

   ✅ Important: The folder name begins with a dot (.) — don’t forget it! This makes the folder hidden by default on some systems. We often want config files to be hidden so they do not distract us from the files related to code.

4. Create a test file to see your settings in action. You may copy and paste code from a previous project to give yourself some code to start with.

   touch script.js
   

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🎯 What You’ll Learn

In this lesson series, you’ll discover how to:

• Customize VSCode using JSON settings files
• Understand JSON syntax and formatting rules
• Configure editor appearance (themes, tab size)
• Enhance text editing (word wrap, auto-format)
• Streamline file management (auto-save, tab labels)
• Explore advanced settings for productivity

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✅ Summary

You’re now ready to:

• Navigate through the lesson levels
• Create and modify VSCode settings files
• Apply customizations to improve your coding experience

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