A Docker-based development envioronment for native C/C++ compiling and execution.

Installation Requirements:

  1. Install Visual Studio Code
  2. Install the Visual Studio Code Remote - Containers extension
  3. Install Docker

Steps

  1. Download the UNSW Docker Development envioronment files (Download link) or clone the repository https://github.com/secedu/docker-dev-env
  2. Open Visual Studio Code with the required extensions, and click the green icon in the bottom-right corner of the application
  3. Select "Open Folder in Location"
  4. Select the directory you downloaded and/or unzipped.
  5. Wait for the image to build, and Visual Studio Code will automatically connect to it.

Credit to @jakerenzella for initial creation of this resource.