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WakaTime makes coding time tracking fully automatic for every programmer. It gives powerful insights about how you code, and let you get back to what matters most: creating amazing software!.

Add wakatime on VsCode

  • Open VsCode and press Ctrl + Shift + X
  • search for Wakatime
  • Find Wakatime in the results, then click Install
  • Restart VsCode.

Now let's setup Wakatime

  • First we need to signup wakatime
  • Choose to signup with github
  • Go to settings
  • Copy your secret API KEY.
  • Open VsCode.
  • Press Ctrl + Shift + P For Mac, the command is Shift + CMD + X
  • Search for wakatime
  • Past your API KEY then enter.
  • Use VS Code like you normally do and your coding activity will be displayed on your WakaTime Dashboard.

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@Pholisa-Fatyela
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I would suggest having some images in the setup to help.
Also, what do we need to see or look out for to confirm we have successfully installed wakatime

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Pholisa-Fatyela commented Jul 27, 2022

For Mac, the command is Shift + CMD + X

Open VsCode and press Ctrl + Shift + X

@Gideon877
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@Unalo @Pholisa-Fatyela

Please take a look at these

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Unalo commented May 19, 2023

@Gideon877 Thanks, I will also add that as part of the instructions.

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