Setting Up Your Development Environment

Setting Up Your Development Environment

Before you can start using the Open Source NFT & Wallet Auth Framework for Cardano, you will need to set up an appropriate development environment. A crucial part of this setup is installing Visual Studio Code (VSCode), a popular code editor that offers great support for JavaScript and blockchain development.

Installing Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful source code editor which runs on your desktop and is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It comes with built-in support for JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js and has a rich ecosystem of extensions for other languages (such as C++, C#, Java, Python, PHP, Go) and runtimes.

Step 1: Download VSCode

1. Go to the official Visual Studio Code website.

2. Click on the download link for your operating system (Windows, macOS, or Linux).

3. Follow the download instructions provided on the site.

Step 2: Install VSCode

For Windows:

• Run the downloaded installer (.exe file).

• Follow the prompts in the Setup Wizard to complete the installation.

• You can accept the default settings, which include adding VSCode to your path, to make it accessible from the command line.

For macOS:

• Open the downloaded .zip archive.

• Move the Visual Studio Code app to your Applications folder.

• Launch it from your Applications folder or Spotlight search.

For Linux:

• Depending on the distribution, you can install VSCode using snap, apt, or yum:

  • For Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions: sudo apt install code

  • For Fedora/RHEL-based distributions: sudo yum install code

  • For any Linux distribution supporting Snap Packages: sudo snap install --classic code

Step 3: Verify Installation

Once installed, open Visual Studio Code by searching for it in your start menu or applications directory. You can verify that it's correctly installed by opening a new terminal or command prompt and typing:

code .