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0. I install it and it Just Works. I'm just a C# wageslave, so my experience may be atypical, but:

1. I download and run the vscode installer, either on Windows (boo, hiss, I know), MacOS (boo, hiss, I know) or Linux (some recent Ubuntu, boo, hiss, I know, should build my own distro and then complain vscode doesn't work, but, sorry, busy busy...)

2. I clone a repo, open the .csproj or .sln; vscode offers to download and install the (boo, hiss, proprietary, I'm sure, I know, I'm sorry, not sorry) bits required to deal with that

3. I do my work, compile, run, debug, all fine, no issues, can set breakpoints, inspect variables, get InteliCode<tm> (yes, boo, hiss, should learn to appreciate code without helping wheels, sorry, not sorry), check in my branch, create a PR, be done with my day (boo, hiss, yes I know I should be tweaking my dotfiles and such, but, you know, busy, busy)

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