Using Visual Studio Code on MacOS "Error: No default engine was specified and no extension was provided." Scenario/Setup:

MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 with new install of VSCode 1.50.0
Following/running VSCode Node Tutorial from:   https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/nodejs-tutorial
Jump to &quot;Express Application&quot; section

install Express as directed using npm install -g express-generator
build app as directed using express myExpressApp --view pug
run app using npm start but app / web server fails to run with error in terminal



Error:

Error: No default engine was specified and no extension was provided.

System Details:

New install of VSCode 1.50.1


MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6
Seems that pug view rendering engine NOT INSTALLED locally as a depency, even though I installed Express globally with npm install -g express-generator
Fix

run a terminal window, or press CTRL-`(backtick) from inside of Visual Studio Code
cd into your project directory/folder - or already there if launched the terminal from VSCode (previous step)... from there run these commands:

install pug as a local dependency with npm install pug
for EXTRA good measure, re-install express locally with: npm install express
ensure all dependencies are installed and updated using: npm install
relaunch your application with:   npm start
test/view your application at: http://localhost:3000