Lean VS Code

Keep VS Code lean and running smoothly with these tips and insights.

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    VS Code - You don't need that extension

    There are quite a few features and settings that ably do the work of many popular extensions. Take a look, you may not need that extension!

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    VS Code - How many extensions should I use?

    VS Code is a text editor. It is up to you to customize it to their needs with extensions. How many extensions should you use to keep it running well?

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    VS Code: You don't need that extension part 2

    VS Code has builtin features and settings that ably do the work of many popular extensions. Take a look, you may not need that extension!

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    VS Code - You don't need a formatting extension (Prettier and friends)

    You can use the built-in formatters for a growing number of languages. You may not need an extension!

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    VS Code - Auto rename HTML tags in React, Vue, Svelte, Nunjucks, and others

    Auto renaming of HTML tags has been in VS Code for ages. However, this functionality has been conspiciously absent from JSX. Has it been added yet?