Quickly install VS Code on macOS Sonoma/Ventura

The quickest way to download VS Code on macOS is by making use the brew cask command on the Terminal.

brew install --cask visual-studio-code

Logs:

==> Downloading 
https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask.jws.json
##################### 100.0%
==> Downloading 
https://update.code.visualstudio.com/1.82.1/darwin-arm64/stable
==> Downloading from 
https://az764295.vo.msecnd.net/stable/6509174151d557a81c9d0b5f8a5a1e9274db5585/VSCode-darwin-arm64.zip
##################### 100.0%
==> Installing Cask visual-studio-code
==> Moving App 'Visual Studio Code.app' to '/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app'
==> Linking Binary 'code' to '/opt/homebrew/bin/code'

🍺  visual-studio-code was successfully installed!

The command will automatically installed the latest and correct version Intel/Arm based M1/M2 used setup.

Know More: https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/visual-studio-code#default

Installing Visual Studio Code - VS Code on Mac

As you installed VS Code using brew package manager, you can open it using terminal by simply typing code on the prompt.

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