Introducing RIOT Extension for VS Code and asking for Feature Ideas (Beta)

[maximilian-baer]

Description

Dear RIOT community

We want to share an extension for RIOT we have been working on. Essentially, this extension bridges the RIOT build system and Visual Studio Code, a popular code editor. Instead of switching between VS Code and your external shell, you can now control your workflow almost entirely through the UI.

Web Extension Support:
In near future you will even be able to edit and flash your RIOT applications directly from your browser.
For now, this release primarily focuses on the desktop extension.

Useful links

At this link you find an overview over all features of this extension:
https://github.com/Barkolores/RIOT-VS-Code-Extension/blob/master/extensions/desktop/README.md

You can download the extension and install it here:
https://github.com/Barkolores/RIOT-VS-Code-Extension/releases/tag/0.0.1-beta

Regardless, we need more ideas on how to improve the overall experience and the RIOT-workflow even further. Please think about little things and specific make-commands that bother you while developing in RIOT and let us know!

Do not hold back from criticizing or mentioning tweaks or bugs you noticed while using the extension and comment them below this issue. We appreciate any form of feedback.

Thank you!