vs-code-extensions.md

Visual Studio Code Extensions

A list of Visual Studio Code extensions we use in courses. Not intended to be exhaustive. All of these are optional.

General

Required

These will actually make your experience in VS Code better:

• Path Intellisense
• Visual Studio IntelliCode

Optional

• Bookmarks
• open in browser Handy lightweight utility for opening files in a browser. Does not use a web server, unlike Live Preview or similar extensions.
• GitLens Fancy, if overly complicated, git interface; great for comparing branches

Themes

None of these are required. But folks sometimes ask what I'm using.

• Cobalt2 Theme Official
• One Dark Pro I sometimes use the vivid version in course
• Overnight
• LubnaDev-Theme
• Tomorrow Night Blue Easy on the eyes

Decoration

These make the experience of using VS Code nicer. Not required.

• Peacock Colors VS Code according to your project (red for Angular, blue for React, etc.; can customize according to prefs)
• vscode-icons

JavaScript

Required

• ESLint code style enforcer (and also formatter)
• Prettier code formatter

Optional

• npm Intellisense
• npm Run npm scripts inside the editor