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1. Install VSCode.  If setting up a remote development environment, install VSCode on both the local and remote machines.
2. If setting up a remote development environment, run VSCode on the local machine and connect it to the remote machine.
   1. Set up the remote development machine as a Host in the ~/.ssh/config file on the local machine.
   2. Install the Extension Remote-SSH (extension id: ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh).
   3. Open the Command Palette and run the Remote-SSH: Connect to Host command.
   4. Select the SSH Host corresponding to the remote development machine (from step 2a).  A new VSCode window will open.
3. Install the following Extensions.  When setting up a remote development environment, ensure it is being installed on the remote development environment by verifying the extension's install button has a title starting with "Install in SSH".
   1. C/C++ Extension Pack (extension id: ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack)
   2. Extension Pack for Java (extension id: vscjava.vscode-java-pack)
   3. Python (extension id: ms-python.python)
4. Add the folders of each of the projects under development (e.g. "fe", "be", "shell", "tests", "bin").
5. Follow the VSCode prompts to set up each project.
   
   

Using Dev Container (Developing Inside Docker Container)

1. Install Visual Studio Code.
2. Install Dev Containers extension.
3. Open Visual Studio Code from $IMPALA_HOME, i.e. code $IMPALA_HOME
4. Visual Studio will recognize .devcontainer configuration and will prompt to open in a container. Choose to open in a container. This process will take quite some time since it will need to run the bootstrap_development.sh.
5. Visual Studio will install the necessary extensions needed for Impala development. When it prompts to install clangd, choose yes. That will provide code completion for C++.

For more information about Dev Container, refer to this doc.