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

If you want to code using Visual Studio Code but you're using a Chromebook, it's not a problem at all.

It steps through installing git, Java, Kick Assembler, and Visual Studio Code. Beyond that, it even explains how to use these tools in partnership with VICE – the Versatile Commodore Emulator.

Canonical, Ubuntu's parent company, in partnership with Microsoft has made it possible to install Visual Studio Code on any Linux distribution which supports snap.