VS Code - Biztalk Development - visual-studio-code

I'm hoping someone can help me with this. How do I go about using VS Code to develop on Biztalk 2016?
Let me explain further...
Currently, I have to install Biztalk Server on my PC. Then in Visual Studio a Biztalk project template will be available. I create a new project from this template and voila!
Is it possible to do something like this with VS Code?
Any guidance would be much appreciated.

VS Code is currently unsupported for BizTalk 2016 project files.

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