My Top 5 Essential VS Code Extensions

► VS Code is the most widely used text editor by current developers, and it is surrounded by a huge community that is creating and consuming extensions.

Extensions enable us to extend and supercharge VS Code's capability, and in this video, we will run through the features of several extensions beginner developers just cannot do without.

These are:
- Live Server
- indent-rainbow
- Bracket Pair Colorizer 2
- Prettier Now
- WakaTime

Each of these has unique features that enhance the developer experience, and add features that help with the readability and formatting of code.

► Timestamps:
0:00 Start
2:42 Live Server
7:15 Indent-rainbow
10:44 Bracket Pair Colorizer 2
12:50 Editing the settings of an extension
15:23 Prettier
19:25 WakaTime

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[craigabourne]

I'd love to know which VS Code extensions you guys couldn't live without? Are there any I didn't cover that would improve most people's workflow and productivity?

[createspace]

Craig is a great teacher. English is very clear and easy to understand for non native english speakers.

[davidbreitner]

You are the first person that has shown how you can edit extensions in a video. Brilliant video.

[janelleschuh]

I learn so much from every one of your videos. Your teaching style really resonates with me

[kirillbrehzkov]

Thanks for the tips. Came back to this one again today. Absolutely love WakaTime

[melovinpedida]

Good video. Can't wait to see the one on extensions for JavaScript

[petradanquah]

Love it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great video with some awesome extension tips

[clinthoon]

I like Quokka. Another good extension for showing output for JS in the text editor

[somnarchaudhary]

Thanks for the content. I like the extensions and have added them

[audenbickel]

Thanks these are really helpful extensions

[georgeepohcuaw]

Any snippets extension is my favorite. ES6 Javascipt snippet is a good extension

[kjetelhallen]

WakaTime is awesome. Saw it here first

[leelaneupane]

Looking forward to trying these. I got a github account and have added wakatime

[felix_christopher]

10:48 This is probably self-explanatory and it's just my insecurity holding back here, but „Bracket [Pair] Colorizer 2 seems to be deprecated, would you revisit this extension and tell us, which one you use now, instead?

[Edit: Never mind — it says in the documentation that it has become a native feature in VS Code, as of 2022! ...Even though, I cannot seem to find it.]

15:24 „Prettier Now“ also is said to be deprecated and the original Extension moved to be a Sponsor.... are there Extension Wars going on? This actually is so confusing, haha.

[jensdan]

Good tips but a couple of these are out of date now