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 resources related to VS Code or another IDE, send it via DM on X: @LouisLazaris or just hit reply on this email.
That's it for this issue.
Happy VS Coding!
Louis
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@LouisLazaris
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