CodeRoad is a VSCode extension that allows you to play interactive coding tutorials in your editor.
Interactive learning is the most effective way to gain new skills and knowledge. CodeRoad aims to help tutorial creators develop and share interactive content with the community.
For learners, there are a number of advantages to running tutorials inside VSCode:
- learn in a real world coding environment
- get rapid feedback on save and helpful error messages
- users own the code, and can build a Git timeline and deploy a portfolio
To start the extension, inside VSCode:
- open an empty VSCode workspace (an empty folder)
- launch the app from the VSCode command palette:
- select “View” > “Command Palette” from the top panel OR press
cmd/ctrl + shift + P - in the command palette, search for and run
CodeRoad:Start
- select “View” > “Command Palette” from the top panel OR press
- a webview should appear on the right side of your editor. Click "Start"
Install CodeRoad from this link in the VSCode Marketplace.
- You may need to reload the window (
ctrl/cmd + R) - See "Start" to get started.
- OS: MacOS, Windows, Linux
- VSCode 1.39.2+
- Node.js 10+
- Git
Build and share your own interactive tutorials.
Learn more about how tutorials area created.
See an interactive visualization of a tutorial repository.
Tutorials can be edited directly as markdown on Github.
To run the extension locally:
- copy environmental variables from
/web-app/.env.exampleas/web-app/.env - install dependencies with
yarn install-all - build the extension with
yarn build - open the extension with the vscode extension debugger by pressing F5. In the new window, open CodeRoad.
To test a packaged build locally:
- if on Mac, ensure you have VSCode command line tools installed
- run
yarn package. It will build the extension and install it locally. - open a new vscode window and launch the new version of CodeRoad
CodeRoad is an ambitious project, we're always looking for contributors :)
See CONTRIBUTING.md.