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Developers use Visual Studio Code (VSCode), which can be enhanced with extensions. This blog will cover the top 15 VSCode extensions for application development productivity. We will discuss installation, features, and workflow optimization with these extensions.

1. Bito AI - Powered by ChatGPT

Bito's AI helps developers dramatically accelerate their impact. It's a Swiss Army knife of capabilities that can 10x your developer productivity and save you an hour a day, using the same models as ChatGPT!

Bito AI makes it easy to write code, understand syntax, write test cases, explain code, comment on code, check security, and even explain high-level concepts. Trained on billions of lines of code and millions of documents, it's pretty incredible what it can help you do without having to search the web or waste time on tedious stuff.

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Installation: You can visit Bito.co, and directly install it in VS Code.

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2. Live Server

Live Server, a popular Visual Studio Code extension, lets developers start and stop servers and change the server root, default browser, and port number. Hotkey support, excluded file assistance, HTTPS, and proxy support are also included.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install ritwickdey.liveserver.

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3. The REST

The REST Client addon lets developers simply send HTTP requests and analyse the result in VS Code. It supports proxy and SOAP requests, multiple requests in a file, adjustable fonts, and request history.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install humao.rest-client.

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4. Settings Sync

Settings Sync is a useful extension for synchronizing your VS Code settings across multiple devices. It includes features such as one-click upload and download, automatic updates, and support for GitHub Enterprise.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install Shan.code-settings-sync.

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5. Auto Close Tag

Auto Close Tag is a Visual Studio Code extension that automatically adds closing tags to HTML and XML elements as you type. This can save you time and effort when writing HTML and XML code.

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Installation:

Open Visual Studio Code and press Ctrl + Shift + X or Cmd + Shift + X to open the Extensions pane and search for "Auto Close Tag" in the Extensions pane.

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6. Peacock

Peacock allows you to customize the colors of different parts of VS Code to improve your workflow. It includes features such as integration with Live Share and VS Code Remote, user-defined colors, and contrast adjustments.

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Installation:

The Peacock extension is useful for changing the color of your workspace when you have multiple code editor windows active at once. It’s useful to distinguish among the various code editor windows and projects. The Peacock extension has more than 1.7 million downloads.

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7. Prettier

Prettier is a code formatter that helps you write consistent code by automatically formatting your scripts. It supports multiple languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, CSS and more.

Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install esbenp.prettier-vscode.

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8. Stylelint

Stylelint is a linter for CSS that helps you write consistent and maintainable code by providing more than 170 built-in rules for modern CSS features. It also supports personalized rule creation through plugins and automatic repair of bugs in the code.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install stylelint.vscode-stylelint.

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9. Import Cost

Import Cost helps you keep track of the package sizes of the modules you import in your JavaScript and TypeScript files. It supports multiple types of imports such as default, entire content, selective and more.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install wix.vscode-import-cost.

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10. SonarLint

SonarLint is an extension that helps you detect and fix quality issues in your code. It supports multiple languages such as C++, C, Java, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python and more. It can also connect to SonarQube and SonerCloud for PL/SQL analysis.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install SonarSource.sonarlint-vscode.

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11. ESLint

ESLint is an extension that integrates ESLint into VSCode, providing on-the-fly linting for JavaScript and TypeScript. This extension allows you to catch errors and potential issues early on and fix them with ease.

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Installation:

Open VSCode and press Ctrl+P, type ext install eslint then press Enter.

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12. GitLens

GitLens simplifies file revision navigation. Each line shows the author and commits of the latest change. GitLens' sidebar has commits, repositories, branches, stashes, and more. Integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Gerrit, GoogleSource, Bitbucket, and Azure DevOps.

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Installation:

Visit VS Code Marketplace, search for the GitLens extension, and directly install it in your local VS Code application.

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13. Quokka

Quokka simplifies JavaScript and TypeScript code exploration, learning, and testing. It has CPU profiling, value explorer, live code coverage, and more. Quokka lets you run JavaScript code in VS Code, WebStorm, or Sublime to prevent context switching and use your preferred editor and plugins.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install WallabyJs.quokka-vscode.

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14. Live Share

Developers can rapidly share code samples with team members via Live Share. Collaborative editing and debugging are supported. Live Share also locks files and folders.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install MS-vsliveshare.vsliveshare.

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15. Project Manager

Project Manager saves workspaces or folders as projects. Tags can organise and identify deleted or renamed projects. Project Manager's sidebar detects Git, Mercurial, and SVN repositories.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install alefragnani.project-manager.

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16. Polacode

The Polacode plugin lets you capture your code and post it on social media or in documentation. The extension's dragging feature lets you resize the container or code snippet and change an image's appearance with commands like polacode.shadow, target, and backgroundColor.

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Installation:

In VS Code, press ctrl+p and execute the command ext install pnp.polacode.

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Conclusion:

In this blog, we discussed the top 15 extensions in VSCode that can help increase productivity while implementing applications. These extensions can help you automate tasks, improve communication, and streamline your workflow. I hope you found this information helpful and that you will try out some of these extensions to see how they can improve your workflow.

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