About this tag
The launch.json tag covers discussions about configuring the launch.json file in Visual Studio Code (VSC) for debugging and running code. Common issues include missing Node.js binary paths, incorrect runtimeExecutable settings, and console output not appearing in the terminal. Users often need to adjust configurations for Node.js debugging, set environment variables, or specify program entry points. The tag also includes troubleshooting steps for resolving launch.json errors to ensure proper execution of JavaScript and other languages within the VSC IDE.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    VS Code Python Debugger: Match Interpreter and Working Folder

    Visual Studio Code can debug a Python script on Windows 10 or Windows 11 without a launch.json file, but only if VS Code is using the same Python interpreter that runs your project from the terminal. That interpreter choice is the part beginners most often miss: a breakpoint can be perfectly...
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    Windows 10 Javascript console commands not outputting to Console/Terminal window inside the IDE

    So I fjust installed VSC and it led me to an intro video on MSDN (I think). I followed the example and typed out the following four cosnole.log commands. But on running, all I get in the terminal window is the folder path: console.log("------------------------------"); console.log("Rise and...