Visual Studio Code (vscode) IDE Installation and Use

Windows

1. Go to https://code.visualstudio.com/download and click the Windows download button.
2. Open your Downloads folder and double-click the file that starts with VSCodeUserSetup.
3. Accept the licence agreement and keep the default install location.
4. On the Select Additional Tasks screen, tick Register Code as an editor for supported file types and Add to PATH. The other boxes are up to you.
5. Click Install, then Finish.

macOS

1. Go to https://code.visualstudio.com/download and click the Mac download button.
2. Open your Downloads folder and double-click the zip file to unpack it.
3. Drag Visual Studio Code into your Applications folder.
4. Open it from Applications. To keep it in the Dock, right-click its icon in the Dock and choose Options › Keep in Dock.

Linux

Follow the official guide at https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux. Only try this if you’re comfortable installing software from the command line.

After installing

Open VS Code, click the Extensions icon on the left, and install the Python extension (by Microsoft) if your module uses Python. See “VS Code Tips” on the Common Issues page if you run into problems.

Installing lpsolve on personal computer

The lpsolve package is a relatively quick and simple install, as you can accept all the defaults. You just accept the license agreement then click next 5 times. The installer is available from:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/lpsolve/