September 23, 2016 One of our, and likely your, favorite new code editors is VSCode. But it’s Friday and we post hardware and IoT stuff today.So I’m thinking highlight the new IoT Extension for VS Code is something perfect to share today… 🙂Windows IoT Core Extension for Visual Studio CodeVisual Studio Code is the first code editor and first cross-platform development tool – supporting OS X, Linux, and Windows – in the Visual Studio family.Windows 10 IoT Core already supports popular boards like Raspberry Pi2, MinnowBoard Max and DragonBoard, and because Node.js continues to see a lot of excitement in the maker community, we have been continuously improving and expanding the Node.js support for Windows 10 IoT Core.Using Visual Studio Code and the new Window Iot Core Extension for VS Code, you can write a Node.js script, deploy it to a Windows IoT Core device and then run it from the development machine of your choice, whether it runs OS X, Linux or Windows.Install VS CodeTo get VS Code go to http://code.visualstudio.com. The setup is quick and easy! If you are new to VS Code, I suggest you check out VS Code Tips and Tricks: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-tips-and-tricksInstall Windows IoT Core Extension for Visual Studio CodeStart VS CodePress F1Type “Install extensions” and press enterType “iot” in the edit box at the top of the listClick the install button on Windows IoT Core Extension for Visual Studio CodeInstall NodeGo to https://nodejs.org/ in a browserIf you aren’t sure which version to install, then install the LTS versionDeploying the Hello World Sample to Windows IoT CoreTo create a simple web server that displays “Hello World,” open a command prompt and execute the following commands:……Quick Tour of IoT CommandsAll of the commands contributed by this extension are prefixed with “iot:”. To see a list of commands that are contributed by this extension, press F1 and then type iot. You should see something like this:… [Click through to see all the steps, links, tips and tricks]Follow @CH9 Follow @coding4fun Follow @gduncan411 Source link