If you want to setup and use Deepseek-R1 in Visual Studio Code, follow the steps mentioned in this tutorial.

Learn how to add a GitHub repository to VS Code as well as how to install a handy extension to manage pull requests and issues.

If you want to code using Visual Studio Code but you're using a Chromebook, it's not a problem at all.

Choosing between Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio may depend as much on your work style as on the language support and features you need. Here’s how to decide.

The video starts right at the beginning from a fresh Windows install, assuming you’ve got no dev tools to start with. It steps through installing git, Java, Kick Assembler, and Visual Studio Code.