diff --git a/01_wait_forever/.vscode/settings.json b/01_wait_forever/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/01_wait_forever/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/01_wait_forever/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/02_runtime_init/.vscode/settings.json b/02_runtime_init/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/02_runtime_init/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/02_runtime_init/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/03_hacky_hello_world/.vscode/settings.json b/03_hacky_hello_world/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/03_hacky_hello_world/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/03_hacky_hello_world/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/04_zero_overhead_abstraction/.vscode/settings.json b/04_zero_overhead_abstraction/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/04_zero_overhead_abstraction/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/04_zero_overhead_abstraction/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/05_safe_globals/.vscode/settings.json b/05_safe_globals/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/05_safe_globals/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/05_safe_globals/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/.vscode/settings.json b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/06_drivers_gpio_uart/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/06_drivers_gpio_uart/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/07_uart_chainloader/.vscode/settings.json b/07_uart_chainloader/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/07_uart_chainloader/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/07_uart_chainloader/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/08_timestamps/.vscode/settings.json b/08_timestamps/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/08_timestamps/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/08_timestamps/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/09_hw_debug_JTAG/.vscode/settings.json b/09_hw_debug_JTAG/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/09_hw_debug_JTAG/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/09_hw_debug_JTAG/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/10_privilege_level/.vscode/settings.json b/10_privilege_level/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/10_privilege_level/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/10_privilege_level/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/11_virtual_memory/.vscode/settings.json b/11_virtual_memory/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/11_virtual_memory/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/11_virtual_memory/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/.vscode/settings.json b/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/12_cpu_exceptions_part1/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/13_integrated_testing/.vscode/settings.json b/13_integrated_testing/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/13_integrated_testing/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/13_integrated_testing/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 292677b7..2928fa39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,13 +47,12 @@ P.S.: In the future, Chinese :cn: versions of the tutorials will be maintained a
   written in a modular fashion which allows for easy porting to other CPU
   architectures and/or boards.
   - I would really love if someone takes a shot at a **RISC-V** implementation!
-- For editing, I recommend [Visual Studio Code] with the [Rust Language Server]
-  extension.
+- For editing, I recommend [Visual Studio Code] with [Rust Analyzer].
 - In addition to the tutorial text, also check out the `make doc` command to
   browse the code with HTML goodness.
 
 [Visual Studio Code]: https://code.visualstudio.com
-[Rust Language Server]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rls
+[Rust Analyzer]: https://rust-analyzer.github.io
 
 ## 🚀 Ease of use
 
@@ -86,12 +85,17 @@ curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf             \
     |                                      \
     sh -s --                               \
     --default-toolchain nightly-2019-12-20 \
-    --component rust-src llvm-tools-preview rustfmt rls rust-analysis
+    --component rust-src llvm-tools-preview rustfmt
 
 source $HOME/.cargo/env
 cargo install cargo-xbuild cargo-binutils
 ```
 
+In case you use `Visual Studio Code`, I strongly recommend installing the
+[Rust Analyzer extension] as well.
+
+[Rust Analyzer extension]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=matklad.rust-analyzer
+
 ## 📟 USB Serial Output
 
 Since the kernel developed in the tutorials runs on the real hardware, it is
@@ -133,3 +137,4 @@ at your option.
 Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
 for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be
 dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.
+
diff --git a/X1_JTAG_boot/.vscode/settings.json b/X1_JTAG_boot/.vscode/settings.json
index f2fa6961..c520a512 100644
--- a/X1_JTAG_boot/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/X1_JTAG_boot/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "rust.features": [
-        "bsp_rpi3"
-    ],
-    "rust.all_targets": false,
     "editor.rulers": [
         100
     ],
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "rust-analyzer.cargoFeatures.features": [
+        "bsp_rpi3"
+    ],
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.allTargets": false,
+    "rust-analyzer.cargo-watch.arguments": [
+        "--target=aarch64-unknown-none-softfloat"
+    ]
+}