title: WSL + VS Code: VSCode assumes `node` versus `nodejs` binary name
body: <p>My goal is to make Windows 10 + WSL a development platform for doing *IX style programming as good as what I've had on OSX for the last several years. I'm also trying new things along the way, including this new-fangled VS Code.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>With WSL + Ubuntu I installed the <code>nodejs</code> package.</li>
  <li>I create a "Hello World" in VS Code using JavaScript</li>
  <li>I run the debug command</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><code>Cannot find runtime 'node' on PATH. Make sure to have 'node' installed.</code></p>
  
  <p>Hrm. OK. I'm prompted to open up <code>launch.json</code> or <code>close</code>.</p>
  
  <p>So I thought as a workaround to try adding an alias for <code>node</code> to <code>nodejs</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I restarted VS Code, tried the same process, same failure.</p>
  
  <p>I then tried a symlink between <code>/usr/bin/node</code> to <code>/usr/bin/nodejs</code>. Same error.</p>
  
  <p>I would think this a pretty standard use case in the post-WSL era, but I've not found a canonical implementation nor have I seen "That's impossible!" so, here we are :)</p>