IDE and Environment Verification
Complete your AI development setup by configuring your IDE (VS Code/Cursor) with essential extensions and running a final, end-to-end verification of your entire toolchain.
You've done amazing work so far! You've got powerful command-line tools installed and a professional project structure set up. But here's the thing-having a collection of great tools is only half the battle. The magic happens when you bring them all together in a way that feels seamless and productive.
This final setup tutorial is where everything comes together. We're going to configure your code editor to work perfectly with all the tools you've installed. You'll learn to set up Visual Studio Code (the gold standard) or Cursor (VS Code's AI-powered cousin) with all the extensions that will make your daily AI engineering work a joy. Then we'll run a comprehensive test of your entire setup to make sure everything is talking to each other perfectly.
By the end of this guide, you'll have a development environment that feels like it was custom-built for you. Everything will work together seamlessly, and you'll be ready to dive into the exciting AI engineering tutorials that follow!
Tutorial Goals
- Set up your IDE (VS Code or Cursor) to be the perfect AI engineering workspace
- Install the essential extensions that will save you time and catch errors before they happen
- Connect everything together so your IDE knows about your virtual environment and tools
- Test your entire setup end-to-end to make sure everything works together