Learn how to use Microsoft's programmers' editor, Visual Studio Code, to get the most from the latest PowerShell releases.

You can be up and running with Microsoft's VS Code with the installation of a few PowerShell-specific extensions.

On Jan. 17, 2018, Microsoft's Scott Hanselman asked Visual Studio developers if they would like a PowerShell prompt with pre-set PATH and Environment variables baked right into the IDE. They said yes.

Microsoft has just announced that the PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code has hit version 1.0. It brings a "rich debugging experience", Plaster templates, integrated script analysis, and more.

Microsoft's dev team for the PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code has updated the tool in a major revamp some two years in the making, driven by user feedback submitted via GitHub issues.