
It should either say “No updates available”, or help you update to the latest version.
Windows/Linux: Help → Check for Updates…. Make sure that you have the latest version installed. If you already have Visual Studio Code or VSCodium installed, you don’t need to reinstall it, just make sure it’s up to date by following the instructions below. If the installer asks questions during installation, you can accept the default choices and just click Next. If you would rather install VSCodium, that will work too. Go to the Visual Studio Code download page, and download and install the appropriate installer for your platform. You have to install it because 6.102 has several tools that are designed as extensions to Visual Studio Code (specifically Praxis Tutor and Constellation, installed later on this page).Īlthough you are welcome to use a different editor for 6.102 work, you will need to have VS Code installed in order to use Praxis Tutor and Constellation. Visual Studio code is an open-source programming editor that supports a wide variety of programming languages (not just TypeScript). If the installer asks questions during installation, you can accept the default choices and just click Next. Then please use nvm to manage multiple Node versions, so that you are using Node version 18 for this class. If you need to keep an older version of Node installed because of some other project you work on, If you already had an older version of Node installed, the installer will replace it with Node 18. Make sure you install the LTS version of Node, version 18.x.y.ĭo not install the “Current” version, it’s a bleeding-edge development version that is not supported long-term. for Arch Linux: the suggested nodejs package is the “Current” version of Node, which is not what you want įind and install an appropriate nodejs-lts package instead. Go to the Node.js Downloads page, and then:įor Windows or macOS: use the Windows or macOS installerįor Linux: click on “Installing Node.js via package manager” at the bottom of the page, and find the appropriate package for your Linux flavor