My VS Code Setup

As a developer, the main software I install on my PC is my code editor. As if it is the only code editor available, the number one choice for almost all developers is vs code. It is a really good code editor which contains all features a developer needs.

If you feel like you need extra features you can use the large ecosystem of extensions.

When I set up VS Code for my day-to-day coding I install a couple of extensions. Here are some of these extensions and their uses;

  • vs-code icons (with “Material Icon Theme” installed as a theme for the icons library)
  • Auto Rename Tag
  • ES7 React/Redux/GraphQL/React-Native Snippets
  • Live Server(Extension Id: ritwickdey.LiveServer)
  • Ruby(semantic highlighting and formatting support)
  • Prettier

To increase productivity, many developers use keyboard shortcuts. To change the default keyboard shortcuts of vs code go to File > Preferences > Keyboard shortcuts and search for the command you want to modify and change it to your liking.