VS Code Round Two

Scott and Wes are back with another round of tips, tricks and tasty treats for their favorite code editor, VS Code.

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Show Notes

01:45

Why Scott and Wes use VS Code vs all the other options
Stay up to date with all releases

06:05 - Favorite new updates

Notification API
Auto Import
Listing errors in the file explorer
Column Selection
Interface Customization
Hot Tip: Anytime you find yourself using your mouse, there’s likely a shortcut key for what you’re trying to do
React Snippets Library
Wes’ VS Code settings
Visual Studio Live Share

27:40 - Favorite/New Extensions

Bracket Pair Colorizer
Rainbow Brackets
Auto Rename Tag
Better Comments
Jest
Snapshot Tools
JS Refactor
Import Cost
Polacode
- Carbon - An alternative way to share beautiful images of your source code

38:49 - Themes

40:35 - Tips and Tricks

Learn how to jump and select by letter, word, line, etc.
Move a line (or Line Bubbling) - Use this for rearranging and/or moving lines of code quickly.
Cycling through multiple windows of the same app - If you have multiple VS Code windows open, “Cmd + backtick” will cycle through them, so you don’t have to drag them in and out of view.
Adjust MacOS keyboard settings - change Key Repeat to “fast” and Delay Until Repeat to “short”. This will make your editor super fast when holding down arrow keys.
Use Git features
- Git History
Spell Checker - “Cmd + .” will open up code actions and you check for possible misspellings, etc.
- Code Spell Checker
Rename Symbol - Much more reliable than find/replace.
Sort Lines
Select everything between quotes - (Cmd + Shift + Space)

57:25 - Things that could be improved

Region folding is inconsistent and sometimes doesn’t work at all.
No easy way to tell which extension is causing CPU performance issues.
Sidebar indentation isn’t clear.

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

Wes: Melnor 4-Zone Digital Water Timer
Scott: Tosowoong Enzyme face cleanser

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