This article is a step by step guide on how to download & install Visual Studio Code, along with details about its different channels.

Believe it or not you can use Microsoft's Visual Studio Code from your web browser, or at least, versions of it.

This Visual Studio Code for Java tutorial shows you how to install the Java extensions pack for VS Code, create a Java project and run a simple program.

With just a bit of cobbling together, you can have a networked instance of Visual Studio Code up on your LAN.

Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.

The video starts right at the beginning from a fresh Windows install, assuming you’ve got no dev tools to start with. It steps through installing git, Java, Kick Assembler, and Visual Studio Code.