While I’m not a power user or a developer by profession, I find myself using Visual Studio Code (VSCode) nearly every day. Whether it’s for quickly putting together a simple “one-liner” or developing more complex scripts and tools to automate various tasks, VSCode is my go-to editor.
Recently, I’ve ventured into home automation, which led me to install the Arduino IDE as well. But for the purpose of this post, I’ll be focusing on VSCode and the extensions I rely on.
When I first started, I activated the AI features with Copilot. After that, here’s what I typically set up:
Sign in to VSCode (I use my github account)
Once signed in, enter Ctrl+Shift+X to launch Extensions and search for the following