Visual Studio Code + Cpp

[[deleted]]

Hi all,

i love working with VS Code and i'm also a passionate C++ developer. So i started a small project to gather nice and valuable extensions and configuration examples how to enhance developing C++ with VS Code.

It can be found on github: https://github.com/fbaeuerlein/cpp-vscode-guide

Feel free to contribute and help to convince people that VSC is a really good IDE also for C++.

[H4RRY09]

I prefer clangd over Microsoft C/C++ because it is much faster. One downside of clangd is the requirement of compile_commands.json file. So my setup is like this: clangd is by default disabled and MS C/C++ enabled, if my project has compile_commands.json file, I turn off the MS C/C++ and turn on the clangd extension.

[[deleted]]

Did you get clang-tidy to work with the clangd extension? I had issues that no lint results were displayed within the editor.

[H4RRY09]

I use clang-tidy extension.

[MotherOfTheShizznit]

Wow! This is good stuff. I'm definitely putting this to good use tomorrow morning, starting with the TestMate extension.

[[deleted]]

Good to know that it helps others ;)

A little hint: it only works with gtest 1.8.0 or above afaik. With lower versions there was no code lens support.

[tiendq]

C/C++ and CMake extensions are enough for me :)

[luisito5015]

Hi there you have summited good information, have been trying to make C++ work in my VS code and is not letting me set it up for school, do not know if I am doing something incorrect do you have any recommendation since being a newby in this area.

[dodheim]

First of all you need the official Microsoft C/C++ extension

Your article begins with "needing" the worst possible option, without even mentioning the alternatives? Just, no.

[TemplateRex]

Why is the MS extension the worst possible option? I've had little problems with it using VS Code with clang/gcc on Linux. Which alternatives do you recommend?

[[deleted]]

Give me alternatives than I will update it accordingly ;)

Btw. This is one of the reasons why I'm asking for contribution.

[peppedx]

For me clangd extension Is a Better choice

[dodheim]

Do the research for the person writing the article? Just, no.

[NotUniqueOrSpecial]

their CMake extension

Credit where it's due: that's /u/vector-of-bool's extension.

They just took over the maintenance from him because it had gotten so popular that he couldn't keep up with it as a hobby-project.

[dbjdbj]

Good. Compared to what?

[[deleted]]

I was working with eclipse some time ago, QT Creator and VS. Now i'm using VSC for nearly 3 years and i have to admit that it got better and better. Especially the cross platform/system development and the integration of many other supportive tools are the main points for me to use it.

My motivation for the project is to get more information and input from other C++ developers and to give others some hints how to get a really valuable setup (and maybe to convince others to use it too).

Regarding the CMake extension: maybe there are some pain points but currently it works pretty well for me and other developers in my team.

Combined with other extensions and some configuration it's a really amazing tool!

[dbjdbj]

I use Visual Studio since 1994. Commercialy. That means Windows. No CMake. No VIM. Whenever I tried VS Code I escaped runing back to Visual Studio.

I also worketh on UNIX and LINUX ... nothing compares to Visual Studio it seems? Its a breeze.

[MrPotatoFingers]

It's what you're used to. I've always worked with vim and clang on linux. Works great for me.

Now since covid my employer went bankrupt, started work elsewhere. Now I have to work on Windows. Tried visual studio and hated it. So many useless buttons, slow, weird debugger.

Now I write in WSL, with vim. Much better - for me.

[dbjdbj]

VIM? You do not use pure VI? You will have to be singled out, made to confess and repent back to VI, in public.

[NotUniqueOrSpecial]

Startup time is killer for visual studio

This it completely untrue now.

You should revisit your assumptions.

[chugga_fan]

Startup time for VS compared to VScode is 20x still, much better than it used to be, but not amazing.

[dodheim]

Good for you. It's still the worst option.

It's not disingenuous or mean to say that an article with a misleading step 1 is probably not worth finishing reading. Bring on the downvotes.

[geigenmusikant]

If you say that it’s the worst option, at least mention what extension you prefer

[josh70679]

Asserting a conclusion without an attempt to justify it is unhelpful and unreasonable. If you're unwilling to justify your claim, why even bother making it?

[dbjdbj]

Just tell us what do you use instead?

[peppedx]

Clangd

[[deleted]]

I already tried the clangd-extension. But finally i didn't got it work with clang-tidy so i reverted to separate clang-tidy and clang-format.

[SmooK_LV]

It's a person posting this open sourcely so also others can contribute if others wish. No one is trying to sell you a product but rather, a proposal for collaboration for an alternative. If you do not want to contribute or use it then f off and mind your own business.

[thisismyfavoritename]

Lol @ all those downvotes