Issue #226 (Vim vs. VS Code)08/19/26
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This week I'm announcing that this newsletter is officially done at the end of this month. It's been fun putting out this content since I started this publication in April of 2022. I would have loved to continue to do this newsletter, but it's hard to deny that the future of IDE-based development is very much in question right now.
I've noticed a steep decline in VS Code-related resources and interest lately as many developers are now knee-deep in AI-powered coding. It's just not practical to pretend that a tool like VS Code is the future of development. I still think VS Code is currently quite relevant but I predict that will change in the coming years.
That being said, this is not the end of sharing VS Code and coding-related tools with you. This newsletter will now be merging back into my flagship newsletter, Web Tools Weekly. I previously included VS Code-related stuff in that newsletter, but I branched it off into this one in 2022. I will be moving all subscribers to that newsletter, which has almost the same publication schedule (one weekly issue), so you'll continue to get not only VS Code tools but lots of AI tools, and everything else relevant in front-end and full-stack development.
If you don't want to receive Web Tools Weekly, just unsubscribe here as you normally would, and you won't get anything further when this newsletter stops. But if you want to continue your subscription with the other newsletter, no need to do anything – you'll start getting Web Tools Weekly once a week when I do the merge. And if you're already subscribed to both, again, no need to do anything.
Thanks so much for your support for the last 4+ years. I look forward to continuing to visit your inbox with lots of cool tools in Web Tools Weekly!
The rest of this issue is the same as always – enjoy!
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VS Code Tools
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Unabyss — A single shared memory, built from your work and the tools you use daily, with no re-explaining, for all your apps and AI agents, with support for Claude, Gemini, VS Code, GDrive, OpenClaw and lots more.
Hyperlane — A fork of VS Code, for Windows, Mac, and Linux, that offers an independent IDE built to orchestrate your coding agents in parallel, review their work, and ship reviewable change at speed.
Go-to-Millions — A publication for e-commerce operators who want sharp, experience-earned go-to-market strategy on what actually sells, scales, and survives. Sponsor
EasyCode — An AI-powered extension for VS Code and JetBrains that allows you to get context-aware code suggestions, understand legacy projects, and find relevant code with ease.
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VS Code Theme of the Week
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M Tech Themes — A diverse set of 31 well-designed themes that includes a style of theme for just about anyone's taste. The only thing missing is a bright light theme, though there are a few light themes included.
The one shown above is called "Chroma Void" and, although it has a flaw in how it displays the 'close tab' button on my install, I like the unique color choices. Another one I liked in the package is "Hurricane Dark".
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VS Code Articles & Videos
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Best of the Rest
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ClickBench Playground — An online tool that offers a benchmark for analytical databases, enabling you to run SQL against 110+ databases.
Agent Orchestrator — An agent IDE to run a fleet of coding agents while keeping branches, reviews, and CI failures manageable.
Tech Productivity — A brief weekly newsletter for tech professionals featuring tools, apps, articles, and resources on work, productivity, focus, brain science, procrastination, and more. Sponsor
Liminal — A browser-based Laravel IDE that enables PHP 8.4 to run entirely in WebAssembly, with no server, no installs, no uploads, so you can write, run, and preview Laravel applications without leaving the tab.
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
VSCode.Email
@LouisLazaris
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