Installing an Editor - cogeorg/teaching GitHub Wiki

So far, there is no blockchain development IDE. However, Hyperledger Fabric released an extension for Visual Studio Code that simplifies the development for their network. Therefore, we will use Visual Studio Code.

Installation instructions for Ubuntu

Visit the webpage https://code.visualstudio.com/ and download the .deb package. You can install it via the Ubuntu Software Center by just double-clicking the downloaded package.

Installation instructions for macOS

Visit the webpage https://code.visualstudio.com/ and download the .app file. Move it to the Applications folder to install it as usual.

Solidity Extension

The solidity extension by Juan Blanco will facilitate writing solidity code due to syntax highlighting and linting, among other features. Please install and enable it by opening Visual Studio Code, selecting the Extension tab (square in the left menu bara), and searching for it. Install by clicking on Install.