Debugging Rust ARM CortexM Programs with Visual Studio Code

I’ve been toying with embedded Rust off and on for some time now. I picked up one of the STM Discovery boards and it’s been an interesting novelty for me to be able to remotely debug code running on the microcontroller. I’ve never been willing to spring for the external hardware debugger required to do so, but the Discovery has a STLink built into the board. The Rust Embedded and Discovery books have great instructions for remote debugging Rust programs, but rely soley on command line tools for doing so. I like the terminal as much as, if not more, than the next person, but it’s also really nice to be able to set breakpoints and step through code right inside of the editor.