Rust / VSCode - Tasks for Cargo Build and Check. CTRL + SHIFT + P, type Run Task, then select cargo run from list. This file goes in .vscode/tasks.json. @see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46885292/how-to-launch-a-rust-application-from-visual-studio-code

tasks.json

{
    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "cargo check",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "~/.cargo/bin/cargo", // note: full path to the cargo
            "args": [
                "check",
                // "--release",
                // "--",
                // "arg1"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "test",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        },
        {
            "label": "cargo test",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "~/.cargo/bin/cargo", // note: full path to the cargo
            "args": [
                "test",
                // "--release",
                // "--",
                // "arg1"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "test",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        },
        {
            "label": "cargo run",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "~/.cargo/bin/cargo", // note: full path to the cargo
            "args": [
                "run",
                // "--release",
                // "--",
                // "arg1"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        }
    ]
}