March 15, 2022 VS Code Extensions, Plugins, and Themes (Part 2) 0 55
This episode is Part 2 of Amy and James's favorite VS Code Hot Tips and Tricks for improving the developer experience. They share their favorite extensions, plugins, and themes for getting the most out of VS Code, including some hot takes on GitHub CoPilot.
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Introduction
06:59
Our Favorite Extensions
07:32
Code Snap and Polacode
10:57
Better Comments
12:14
Bookmarks
13:02
Sponsor: DatoCMS
13:56
Cloak
14:37
Indent 4 to 2
16:02
CSS Peak
16:48
Error Lens
17:34
File Utils
19:13
Import Cost
21:07
21:07
Project Manager
21:20
Auto Complete
22:09
Tabnine and Kite
23:07
GitHub Co-Pilot
25:19
Sponsor: ZEAL
26:12
Git Integration and and Git Lens
27:23
GitHub Pull Requests and Issues
27:44
LiveShare
29:04
IntelliSense for CSS Class Names in HTML
30:29
Snippets
31:58
Adding Extensions
33:07
Thunder Client
35:04
Calculator
35:34
Markdown PDF
36:09
Sponsor: Vercel
37:15
change-case
38:10
Prisma
38:43
Color Bracket
39:34
Quokka.js
40:20
Colorize
40:50
Text Pastry
41:16
Emmet
42:00
Window Colors
43:34
Peacock
43:55
Building Your Own Extensions
44:32
Cobalt 2
45:37
Other Themes
47:45
Grab Bag Questions
47:56
Question #1: How Hard is to code your own VS Code Extension?
48:10
Question #2: Have you heard of Thunder Client?
48:25
Question #3: What do you think of Beginner Developers Using Extensions to Make Things Easier?
51:20
Question #4: Any References or Guides on Creating a VS Code Extension that You guys have used?
52:34
Picks and Plugs
52:36
James's Pick: Duolingo
54:03
James's Plug: James Q Quick on YouTube
54:31
Amy's Pick: Pacific Northwest Backpack / Arkadia Supply Co
55:07
Amy's Plug: Amy's YouTube Channel
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