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Node.js Tools for Visual Studio [video]

64 points by talles 11y ago

mousetraps 11y ago
Whoa totally did not expect to see this hit HN! dev/person-in-video here, happy to answer any questions we couldn't get to in the video :) GitHub repo for those interested in playing around with the code. https://github.com/Microsoft/nodejstools https://github.com/Microsoft/nodejstools
- nutmeg 11y ago
  I use the VS node tools most every day. Thank you for work!
- zerr 11y ago
  I'd like to see more TypeScript love - in docs/refs/samples, etc..
- WorldWideWayne 11y ago
  Thanks for all your hard work! I use Nodejs tools every day too and it makes my job easy. Nothing else even comes close - not WebStorm, not Sublime and not Vim or some hodge-podge of other tools.
momoblackblack 11y ago
Would I run this in Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code (basically I want to use this on my mac)
- benlower 11y ago
  Requires VS so you're out of luck on OSX (see the relnotes at https://nodejstools.codeplex.com/releases/view/614706 https://nodejstools.codeplex.com/releases/view/614706)
  - j03m1 11y ago
    yup. webstorm thnx bye.
- mousetraps 11y ago
  This is in Visual Studio (works in the free community edition), and we have some azure VM images ready for you to spin up if you want to give it a try without installing windows http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/04/24/node-js-tools-1-0-on-github-and-vms-available.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/04/24/node... Code and VS are different products, codebases, Etc. But if you see a specific feature you'd love to have in code or v.v., let us know, as we're always considering ways to collaborate wherever it makes sense.
shin_lao 11y ago
Is it suitable to develop nodejs addons?
- mousetraps 11y ago
  The Node Tools extension is meant for developing apps built on Node, but VS has always had top notch support for C++ so there should be no reason why you can't use them together. Check out this tutorial for developing a node addon in VS, and let me know if you have any ideas on how to improve the experience. http://computer-vision-talks.com/articles/how-to-debug-nodejs-addons-in-visual-studio/ http://computer-vision-talks.com/articles/how-to-debug-nodej...

64 points by talles 11y ago

Whoa totally did not expect to see this hit HN! dev/person-in-video here, happy to answer any questions we couldn't get to in the video :) GitHub repo for those interested in playing around with the code. https://github.com/Microsoft/nodejstools https://github.com/Microsoft/nodejstools

nutmeg 11y ago
I use the VS node tools most every day. Thank you for work!
zerr 11y ago
I'd like to see more TypeScript love - in docs/refs/samples, etc..
WorldWideWayne 11y ago
Thanks for all your hard work! I use Nodejs tools every day too and it makes my job easy. Nothing else even comes close - not WebStorm, not Sublime and not Vim or some hodge-podge of other tools.

momoblackblack 11y ago

Would I run this in Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code (basically I want to use this on my mac)

benlower 11y ago
Requires VS so you're out of luck on OSX (see the relnotes at https://nodejstools.codeplex.com/releases/view/614706 https://nodejstools.codeplex.com/releases/view/614706)
- j03m1 11y ago
  yup. webstorm thnx bye.
mousetraps 11y ago
This is in Visual Studio (works in the free community edition), and we have some azure VM images ready for you to spin up if you want to give it a try without installing windows http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/04/24/node-js-tools-1-0-on-github-and-vms-available.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/04/24/node... Code and VS are different products, codebases, Etc. But if you see a specific feature you'd love to have in code or v.v., let us know, as we're always considering ways to collaborate wherever it makes sense.

shin_lao 11y ago

Is it suitable to develop nodejs addons?

mousetraps 11y ago
The Node Tools extension is meant for developing apps built on Node, but VS has always had top notch support for C++ so there should be no reason why you can't use them together. Check out this tutorial for developing a node addon in VS, and let me know if you have any ideas on how to improve the experience. http://computer-vision-talks.com/articles/how-to-debug-nodejs-addons-in-visual-studio/ http://computer-vision-talks.com/articles/how-to-debug-nodej...