Setting up Eclipse for CIQ Development....

I was also a big fan of eclipse, but exclusively use visual studio code now. The rich extension api of vscode even ameliorates the environment ( https://starttorun.info/best-vscode-extensions-for-any-developer/ )

What I do miss in visual studio code is the much better unit test interface that was available in eclipse. Unit testing in vscode is far from an enjoyable experience at the moment...

I struggled to get viscose working, I’d try to import a project/folder and it would enter safe mode or whatever which meant I couldn’t use the monkey c extensions. Then all the other files you seem to have to make, gave up, stuck to eclipse.

for me it works best in vscode if i use another workflow than what I was used to in eclipse. In vscode I don't use workspaces but open the folder of the project I want to work on then you don't need to do any importing at all. This of course means that because I open the folder directly I only have one project open at a time, which is a bit annoying for the projects where I use shared code (not through barrels) that sits in other folders, but I've learned to cope with that part.

peterdedecker said:

 In vscode I don't use workspaces but open the folder of the project I want to work on then you don't need to do any importing at all.

Yeah I find this to be optimal, even when i use VS Code for work. I like that in VS Code you can choose to use a workspace or not, whereas Eclipse sort of imposes the use of a workspace (imo). Eclipse doesn't even make it easy to open a file which isn't associated with a project. I use VS Code as a general purpose editor/viewer from time to time, can't say the same about Eclipse (even though I used Eclipse at work for years, whenever I wanted to open a one-off text file, I'd always use a lighter weight editor.)

peterdedecker said:

This of course means that because I open the folder directly I only have one project open at a time, which is a bit annoying for the projects where I use shared code (not through barrels) that sits in other folders, but I've learned to cope with that part.

For this kind of thing I use symlinks (but only when it's shared code that's specific to a couple of related projects, like a widget and device app version of the same app). It's just a bit annoying that it breaks VS Code git integration in Windows.

For general purpose libraries you could also use git submodules, which would have the advantage of allowing you to use different versions of shared code for different projects.

Scarecrow123 said:

I struggled to get viscose working, I’d try to import a project/folder and it would enter safe mode or whatever which meant I couldn’t use the monkey c extensions. Then all the other files you seem to have to make, gave up, stuck to eclipse.

I think there are things Garmin could've done to make the Monkey C UX in VS Code a bit better, but which probably aren't going to happen. Like instead of putting all the project properties in the command palette, they could've implemented a property view sheet, like what's done for projects in the MS C/C++ extension.

As far as safe mode goes, does it not work to press the button which disables safe mode?

Personally I think learning VS Code is beneficial if you want to branch out into mainstream coding, because:

- it's the most popular IDE in the world with great support for popular languages (js, typescript, python, etc)

- there are a lot of useful extensions available for it

- a lot of concepts in VS Code are also present in other popular editors, like multiple cursors, command palette, etc

It's not perfect by any means, but it's in active development and gets major new features all the time.

“As far as safe mode goes, does it not work to press the button which disables safe mode?”

Not for me sadly for some reason.

“Personally I think learning VS Code is beneficial if you want to branch out into mainstream coding”

TBH I won’t be doing that, I only learned ConnectIQ in the first place to change the map in tskfs offline map data field. Then because I felt limited by storage and lack of ability to zoom I was like might as well make my own map app, tried different variations, images, coordinates, made a program in scratch to compress coordinates, got told I was biting off more than I could chew, two-three years later it’s nearly finished. Finally.

That's fair. I still think VS Code has a lot of quality-of-life / usability improvements over Eclipse, although it is very bloated (but so is Eclipse).

You should be able to disable restricted mode completely:

[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67914787/what-is-restricted-mode-in-the-vs-code-status-bar-and-how-can-i-disable-it]

See I tried doing this before and nothing changed, maybe I’ll try again at some point but I have little faith.

Just open the other folders via the add to workspace menu option in VSCODE. It’ll then remember all the folders open when you shutdown and open up again.

Hello, the link does not work for me at all, I have tried everything including restart, uninstall install, different laptop etc. could you please share the file with me?