# VS Code extension v0.8.0-beta.1 release

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-extension-v0-8-0-beta-1-release/6124>\
**Category:** Community\
**Created:** [September 27, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-extension-v0-8-0-beta-1-release/6124 "2017-09-27T21:07:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![shorty66](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/shorty66/32/3254_2.png) [@shorty66](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/shorty66)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-extension-v0-8-0-beta-1-release/6124/41 "2017-11-11T17:58:25Z")

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press `F1` to get to the Command Palette, then type in `repl` and press `enter`.

The command palette lso remebers the last command, so if you use it later on, the `Start Julia REPL` command can be reached by pressing `F1` + `Enter`.

You could also designate a shortcut yourself.

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**Author:** ![davidanthoff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/davidanthoff/32/223493_2.png) [@davidanthoff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/davidanthoff)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/vs-code-extension-v0-8-0-beta-1-release/6124/42 "2017-11-11T19:25:21Z")

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And we have RC7:

[https://github.com/JuliaEditorSupport/julia-vscode/releases/tag/v0.8.0-rc.7](https://github.com/JuliaEditorSupport/julia-vscode/releases/tag/v0.8.0-rc.7)

Please keep testing, the feedback we got in this cycle is just amazing and really helping to make this a solid release!

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