What actually is VS Code?īefore moving onto the specifics, let us first give an overview over what actually is VS Code and the benefits that come along with it.
Hence today we’ll be looking at how one can install VS Code in Ubuntu and configure it in such a way that users will be able to run and debug C++ programs. From the huge collection of these tools out there, VS Code has made quite a name for itself and has become one of the most popular editors on the market, particularly for the C++ Language. Text Editors, on the other hand, offer a broader approach as in they allow users to create and modify the contents of all types of programming language files. These features include the ability to not only read and write programs but also compile and debug them.
One tool that has become essentially important for any, if not all developers is using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) or a Text Editor.Īn IDE is a complete package tool that is built to be specialized in certain languages and offers multiple features for users to work with. And because there is a plethora of options out there, it is imperative to choose the one which offers the best services and allows one to meet the needs and requirements of the project. The important takeaway should be to use a good code/script writing app, and avoid general purpose text writers like TextEdit, which will certainly mangle your scripts unless you're very careful.With computer science becoming more and more popular in the 21 st century, this has led to the invention of a wide array of tools and frameworks that have made development much easier for developers. Since BBEdit is really an advanced "text editor" and not necessarily just a script/code editor, it doesn't have all the code related bells and whistles of CodeRunner, but it does a good enough job for me nonetheless. I tend to use BBEdit myself, which does have the ability to run scripts. Those tend to be more for others than myself, but they can also be helpful later on when looking over the script to make any edits.Īs for the suggestions on an app to use, CodeRunner is a good app. I've even designed out workflow diagrams for my more complicated and lengthier scripts. You sometimes make decisions in your script creation that won't make sense down the line, so putting some comment blocks explaining what something is doing can be essential. It also makes doing loop/repeat type stuff easier to implement in general.Īnd documenting your script/code is important. It really makes understanding the code much easier since it means your if/then blocks are less complicated, among other things.
I tend to put nearly anything that is semi complex or has even a small chance of needing to be done more than once in a script into a function block. For this reason, I recommend testing it in a policy called by whatever actual triggers will run it, after you've tested it locally.Īll excellent suggestions above from Although I do not do everything on that list, I'm particularly fond of points 4 & 5.
There is a difference, and in some cases, it can make all the difference between working and failing.
Keep in mind that in some cases, scripts might run perfectly when run in Terminal (using either of the above methods), but fail when run by the Jamf Recurring Check-in trigger, simply because the recurring check-in trigger gets called by a LaunchDaemon, so it's running completely as root, whereas dropping it into Terminal it's really running as your account, even when you put sudo in front of it. This is done with flags like -p1 for $4 and -p2 for $5, etc etc. With this method, you can also pass parameters to the script in case you happen to use that in it.
That's one way, though I would drop sudo in front of it since you likely want it running as root.īut if you want to simulate the script being run by a Jamf Pro policy, another way to do it would be to run it thru the jamf agent, like so sudo /usr/local/bin/jamf runScript -script "MyScriptName.sh" -path "/path/to/script/"