Overview#

Explore a collection of essential VS Code extensions curated to boost your productivity and skills as a developer. These are grouped by categories, each briefly described for easy navigation.

Clean Code & Refactoring#

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Keep your code clean and maintainable with these extensions, offering tools for refactoring, metrics, and better comments.

• Code Metrics: Displays code complexity directly in the status bar, helping to analyze maintainability.
• Abracadabra, Refactor This: Automates refactoring tasks like renaming symbols or extracting variables in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Hocus Pocus: Simplifies creating functions, variables, classes, or switch cases from usage.
• SonarLint: Highlights bugs and security issues in your code with actionable suggestions.
• ESLint: Integrates ESLint for finding and fixing problems in JavaScript/TypeScript code.
• Better Comments: Improves comment readability with color-coded tags.
• Document This: Automatically generates JSDoc comments for functions and classes.
• Code Spell Checker: Catches spelling errors in your code, offering corrections.
• Visual Studio IntelliCode: AI-powered IntelliSense with context-aware suggestions.
• TODO Highlight: Tracks TODOs and annotations to ensure nothing gets overlooked.

Code Snippets#

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Predefined snippets can save time and reduce repetitive tasks in your workflow.

• JavaScript (ES6) Code Snippets: Snippets for modern JavaScript/TypeScript development.
• ES7 React/Redux/GraphQL/React-Native Snippets: Enhances productivity in React and Redux ecosystems.
• Vue 2/3 Snippets: Provides handy snippets for Vue.js.
• Angular 10 Snippets: Essential Angular snippets for components, services, and more.
• Reactjs Code Snippets: Tailored for React development in ES6/ES7 syntax.
• Bootstrap & Font Awesome Snippets: Snippets for quick styling with Bootstrap and Font Awesome.
• Angular Jasmine Unit Testing Snippets: Speeds up unit testing in Angular with Jasmine.
• Node Snippets: Snippets for efficient Node.js development.

Database#

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Manage and query databases directly from VS Code with these powerful extensions.

• SQL Server (mssql): Work with SQL Server and Azure databases seamlessly.
• MySQL: Manage MySQL databases with ease.
• PostgreSQL: Provides robust support for PostgreSQL databases.
• MongoDB: Simplifies managing MongoDB collections and documents.
• SQLTools: Connects to multiple SQL databases, offering advanced management features.

Themes & Styling#

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Elevate your coding environment with themes and tools for visual customization.

• Winter Is Coming Theme: A Game of Thrones-inspired theme.
• One Dark Pro: Based on Atom’s popular One Dark theme.
• Noctis: Offers balanced dark and light themes.
• Material Theme: Brings Google’s Material Design to VS Code.
• Dracula Theme: A sleek dark theme with vibrant colors.
• VS Code Icons: Customizable icons for better file recognition.
• Prettier: Automates code formatting with style consistency.
• Beautify: Formats HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON.
• Peacock: Differentiates workspaces with unique colors.

Source Control#

IMPORTANT

Enhance your Git workflow and collaboration directly from the editor.

• GitLens: Advanced Git tools, including blame, history, and stash management.
• Git History: Visualize and explore file or branch history.
• CodeStream: Collaborate with team members on code issues and reviews.

Debugging#

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Debugging made simpler—avoid costly mistakes with these tools.

• Debugger for Chrome: Debug JavaScript running in Chrome.
• Debugger for Firefox: Debug web apps in Firefox.
• Debugger for Node: Debug Node.js applications effectively.

Utilities#

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These utilities make repetitive tasks quicker and coding life easier.

• Polacode: Generate beautiful snapshots of your code.
• Live Server: Launch a local server with live reload.
• Import Cost: Displays import size inline for JavaScript/TypeScript.
• VS Code Counter: Counts lines, words, and characters in files or workspaces.
• Settings Sync: Synchronizes your VS Code setup across devices.
• Editor Config: Enforces consistent coding styles across editors.

Keymaps#

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Easily switch to VS Code with familiar keybindings from your favorite editors.

• Visual Studio: Mimics Visual Studio keybindings.
• Atom: For Atom editor fans.
• Sublime Text: Adapts Sublime Text shortcuts.
• Eclipse: Brings Eclipse keybindings.
• Notepad++: Familiar shortcuts from Notepad++.
• JetBrains IDE: For JetBrains users transitioning to VS Code.

More Extensions#

IMPORTANT

Maximize productivity with these versatile extensions.

• Vim: Vim emulation for VS Code.
• REST Client: Test HTTP requests without leaving the editor.
• Node Modules: Quickly navigate to module source code.
• Markdown Preview Enhanced: Advanced markdown preview features.
• Thunderclient: API testing made simple within VS Code.

Recommendations for Styling#

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Additional tools to improve your coding environment and workflow.

• Bracket Pair Colorizer: Colorizes matching brackets for better readability.
• CSS Peek: Jump to CSS definitions for HTML elements.
• GraphQL: Adds syntax support for GraphQL.
• Tabnine: AI-powered code completion.
• Regex Previewer: Test regular expressions in real time.
• Auto Rename Tag: Automatically renames matching HTML/XML tags.
• Project Manager: Switch between projects effortlessly.
• WakaTime: Tracks coding activity and generates productivity insights.
• Rainbow Brackets: Makes nested brackets visually distinct.