Archived LearnVSXNow! articles:

Part 15: Creating a simple custom editor — the basics

Part 14: Basics of the .vsct file

Part 13: Menus and comands in VS IDE

Part 12: Stepping forward: “VsxLibrary” and “HowToPackage”

Part 11: Testing a package

Part 10: Creating our first toolset — Reusing code

Part 9: Creating our first toolset — Refactoring to a service

Part 8: Intermezzo — The regpkg.exe utility

Part 7: Creating our first toolset — Finishing the sample

Part 6: Creating our first toolset — Prolog

Part 5: Basic VSX ideas

Part 4: Creating a package with a tool window

Part 3: Creating a package with a simple command

Part 2: Creating an empty package

Part 1: How to start VSX programming?