Installing Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is an open-source code editor for multiple programming languages. It was developed by Microsoft. There are many different code editors available, such as Atom and Sublime, and you can use something other than VS Code if you are familiar with it.
Eclipse, which we used for backend development, is optimized for Java development. VS Code can also be used for Java and Spring Boot development, so it is possible to use only one editor for both backend and frontend development if you prefer.
VS Code is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and you can download it from https://code.visualstudio.com/. Installation for Windows is done with the MSI installer, and you can execute the installation with default settings.
The following screenshot shows the workbench for VS Code. On the left-hand side is the activity bar, which you can use to navigate between different views. Next to the activity bar is a sidebar...