microsoft / microsoft/nodejstools
Add an option to install Node.js
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- C#
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Description
If Node.js is not installed, please add an option to install it from the Visual Studio Installer. Similar to what you did with Python.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Compare the existing Python installation option in the Visual Studio Installer and trace how it is exposed when Python is missing. Add the corresponding Node.js option, with completion demonstrated by the installer offering Node.js when it is not installed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, nodejs
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100