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57 I found a convenient IDE for writing Scala programs is Microsoft's |
57 I found a convenient IDE for writing Scala programs is Microsoft's |
58 \textit{Visual Studio Code} (VS Code) which runs under MacOSX, Linux and |
58 \textit{Visual Studio Code} (VS Code) which runs under MacOSX, Linux and |
59 obviously Windows. It can be downloaded for free from |
59 obviously Windows.\footnote{Unlike \emph{Microsoft Visual Studio}, which |
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60 is a heavy-duty, Windows-only IDE\ldots{}jeez, could they have not just |
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61 made up some different name for a complete different project? For the |
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62 pedantic, Microsoft Visual Studio is an IDE, whereas Visual Studio Code |
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63 is a source code editor. Anybody knows the what the difference is?} It |
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64 can be downloaded for free from |
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61 \begin{quote} |
66 \begin{quote} |
62 \url{https://code.visualstudio.com} |
67 \url{https://code.visualstudio.com} |
63 \end{quote} |
68 \end{quote} |
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66 and should already come pre-installed in the Department (together with |
71 and should already come pre-installed in the Department (together with |
67 the Scala compiler). VS Code is far from perfect, however it includes a |
72 the Scala compiler). Being a project started in 2015, VS Code is |
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73 relatively new and thus far from perfect. However it includes a |
68 \textit{Marketplace} from which a multitude of extensions can be |
74 \textit{Marketplace} from which a multitude of extensions can be |
69 downloaded that make editing and running Scala code a little easier (see |
75 downloaded that make editing and running Scala code a little easier (see |
70 Figure~\ref{vscode} for my setup). |
76 Figure~\ref{vscode} for my setup). |
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72 \begin{figure}[t] |
78 \begin{figure}[t] |