Issue #107 (VS Code Day 2024 Recap)05/08/24
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As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Microsoft held their annual VS Code Day live stream event and the full video is now available on YouTube if you missed it.
The stream is about 6 hours long, but thankfully they've added a table of contents so you can click around to the different parts.
A few of the talks and demos you might like include:
As you can see, this year's event was largely focused on using AI-based features and tools.
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Now on to this week's hand-picked links!
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VS Code Tools
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WebChatForGemini — A VS Code extension to interact with Gemini (Google's version of ChatGPT, formerly known as Bard) without leaving the IDE.
Greptile for VS Code — A VS Code extension that adds features for Greptile, an AI tool that enables you to search and understand any codebase in natural language.
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Markdown WYSIWYG — An experimental VS Code extension that provides a WYSIWYG-like experience for markdown and MDX files.
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VS Code Theme of the Week
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Rouge Theme — Described as a "warm and cozy" dark theme for VS Code, inspired by a few different Atom themes, with a "flushed" color palette.
The package includes three versions of the theme: Rouge, Rouge 2 (which is darker with a little less contrast), and Rouge No Italics. The docs offer a few recommended settings for best results.
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VS Code Articles
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VS Code 1.89 (April 2024 Updates) — The latest updates to VS Code include Markdown image/video preview, enhanced branch switching, right-click for custom keybindings, and more.
VS Code on Android Phone — Not necessarily something we all need, but it's interesting to see that it is possible to use VS Code on a mobile device.
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Don't (.git)ignore `.vscode` — A suggestion to use the .vscode folder to streamline settings and increase productivity by enabling formatting and linting when sharing with team members.
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Best of the Rest
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Scribbler — A JavaScript notebook with a simple Interface for experimenting in JavaScript, to learn the language or even do advanced computation including simulations, solving equations, etc.
Emacs 2011-2023 — The author had used Emacs for 12 years before and after which he used Visual Studio, which he explains in this post.
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MonoLisa — A monospace coding font designed by professionals to improve developers’ productivity and reduce fatigue.
If you have any link suggestions, including a tool, article, or other resource related to VS Code or another IDE, you can hit reply, send it via DM on X, or via chat on Bluesky.
That's it for this issue.
Happy VS Coding!
Louis
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@LouisLazaris
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