This adds instructions and a few support files for building and running Scratch under Visual Studio Code, which is available for free. Previously, IntelliJ IDEA (not free) was the best-supported IDE for Scratch 2.0 development.
While we're generally not developing on Scratch 2.0 much these days, it's still nice to have as a reference when working on Scratch 3.0 features -- especially in terms of compatibility.
In preparation for adding the instructions I also cleaned up README.md a bit and corrected some out-of-date text.
I strongly recommend pressing the "Display the rich diff" button when reviewing README.md.
CC @mzgoddard @ktbee: these instructions now also work for the "online" version of Scratch 2.0
This adds instructions and a few support files for building and running Scratch under Visual Studio Code, which is available for free. Previously, IntelliJ IDEA (not free) was the best-supported IDE for Scratch 2.0 development.
While we're generally not developing on Scratch 2.0 much these days, it's still nice to have as a reference when working on Scratch 3.0 features -- especially in terms of compatibility.
In preparation for adding the instructions I also cleaned up
README.mda bit and corrected some out-of-date text.I strongly recommend pressing the "Display the rich diff" button when reviewing
README.md.CC @mzgoddard @ktbee: these instructions now also work for the "online" version of Scratch 2.0