[SUGGESTION] Change debug default from integrated console for console apps or better message

[timheuer]

Describe the Issue

Code:

Console.WriteLine("Start");
var x = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Mid");
Console.WriteLine(x.Reverse());
Console.WriteLine("End");

When you F5/debug the integrated console runs, you can enter input, but the subsequent WriteLine for mid, reverse, end are not executed.

Steps To Reproduce

Create a console app
Code:

Console.WriteLine("Start");
var x = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Mid");
Console.WriteLine(x.Reverse());
Console.WriteLine("End");

Expected Behavior

Last three lines are output

Environment Information

No response

[AgentMC]

Thanks Tim for creating the bug :)
Workaround: Preferences > Debug:Console - set to anything other than "internal console". Focus is not properly switched but at least this works.

For repo maintainers: if this is by design (which is... surprising to say the least for VSCode as a teaching instrument)

— then there totally should be some experience warning the user that the input cannot be read.
Or well, maybe default should be internal terminal or external one?

[timheuer]

@AgentMC nice, sorry I didn't even know that (looks at mirror in embarassment) -- I changed the title per your question on changing default and/or better message on output if possible.

[gregg-miskelly]

This is mostly a duplicate of dotnet/vscode-csharp#5704, but I will leave this open for future consideration after dotnet/vscode-csharp#5704 is fixed.