Getting Started

Mentor is an extension for Visual Studio Code, which is an open source integrated development environment (IDE) developed by Microsoft. The super power of VS Code is its extensibility through its vast ecosystem of extensions, which allow 3rd party developers to add new features and functionality to the IDE. At this time, the Marketplace has thousands of extensions available for various programming languages and tasks.

Installing

To get started with Mentor, follow these steps:

1. Install Visual Studio Code, VSCodium or in the browser by going to vscode.dev
2. Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+X (Windows, Linux) or Cmd+Shift+X (macOS)
3. Search for “Mentor” and click “Install” to add the extension to your IDE.
4. Open or Create a Workspace

About Telemetry

Visual Studio Code collects usage data and sends it to Microsoft to help improve the product while Mentor does not collect any personal data or usage information. You can disable the VS Code telemetry entirely in the settings or use VSCodium as a privacy-respecting alternative.

telemetry.telemetryLevel Global setting for controlling the level of telemetry data sent to Microsoft.

VSCodium VSCodium is a community-driven, freely-licensed binary distribution of Visual Studio Code. It is functionally identical but does not include the telemetry and branding found in the official Microsoft build.