# Is this a good workflow with Julia environment?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-this-a-good-workflow-with-julia-environment/100848
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [June 26, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-this-a-good-workflow-with-julia-environment/100848 "2023-06-26T14:59:04Z")
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### Author: ![WuSiren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/wusiren/32/42529_2.png) [@WuSiren](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/WuSiren)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-this-a-good-workflow-with-julia-environment/100848/9 "2023-06-26T15:54:10Z")

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> [@WuSiren](#):
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> The workflow:
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> 1. Create a folder named `myProject` for a certain project.
> 2. Open folder `myProject` with VS Code.
> 3. Start Julia REPL in VS Code.
> 4. Under package management mode, type `activate .` to set up a Julia environment `myProject`.
> 5. Add some necessary packages in the environment `myProject`.
> 6. Create some `.jl` files in folder `myProject` to realize the function of the project.

But I found that in this way I could no longer click to choose the environment in the VS Code’s status bar successfully. It tells “You opened a Julia package that is not part of your current environment. Do you want to activate a different environment?”

> [@What is a "shared environment"? When should I use a "shared environment"?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-a-shared-environment-when-should-i-use-a-shared-environment/100828/12):
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> In VSCode, in the bottom right, you can click to choose the environment.

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