Ok, I think to get started, the Espruino IDE is definitely the best bet. I know it's not as shiny as VS Code, but it's designed to 'just work'.
Maybe after you've used it for a bit you can revisit the apploader and it might make more sense?
@Gordon started
Espruino is a JavaScript interpreter for low-power Microcontrollers. This site is both a support community for Espruino and a place to share what you are working on.
Ok, I think to get started, the Espruino IDE is definitely the best bet. I know it's not as shiny as VS Code, but it's designed to 'just work'.
Maybe after you've used it for a bit you can revisit the apploader and it might make more sense?