Setup
4 minutes of reading
Rust
Follow the instructions on Rust Installation, depending on your operating system you may need to restart your terminal or even restart your computer to let the installation take full effect.
Visual Studio Code
Also known as the VS Code, it is one of the most widely used Integrated Development Environment (IDE). For the sake of coding efficiency, it is highly recommended to use VS Code for developing Rust applications. VS Code provides many powerful editor features and amazing extensions out of the box, which can greatly boost your speed of coding.
Visual Studio Code Extensions
After you have installed the VS Code, it is time to install some helpful extensions to make your coding journey MUCH easier!
Open VS Code, there is a tab called the 'Extensions' in the left bar. You can use the search bar here to search for extensions that you need.
Visual Studio Code extension
Search for and install the following extensions.
Rust
Visual Studio Code Rust extension
Rust Syntax
Visual Studio Code Rust Syntax extension
Bracket Pair Colorizer
Visual Studio Code Bracket Pair Colorizer extension