Issue #88 (Top VS Code Links of 2023)12/27/23
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For this final issue of 2023, I've gone through the numbers in this newsletter over the past year to determine the top VS Code tools, articles, and themes of the year, as determined by your clicks.
Next week I'll be back with the usual new content, but in the meantime, I hope you all have a safe and healthy holiday break.
Now on to the top VS Code links of 2023!
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Top VS Code Tools of 2023
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Better Folding — This was the most-clicked link in this newsletter over the past year. It's a VS Code extension to improve the code folding experience in VS Code with the addition of many commonly requested folding-related features.
Code Diagram — Another extension that I included just a few weeks ago that made it into the top clicks. This one lets you build a visual diagram of any large code base, helpful for getting to know new code, and shareable outside of VS Code.
Miro — Build anything together on Miro. It's free and as easy to use as a whiteboard, but endlessly more powerful. Miro is an infinite canvas loaded with tools designed for creative brainstorming and collaboration. Sponsor
BetterNaming — This one also got a lot of interest, though it's not (yet) a popular extension. It suggests meaningful names for variables, functions. and classes using OpenAI's text completions API.
Bito — And finally, this is an AI-based extension for VS Code, JetBrains, and Chrome that uses ChatGPT to generate code, provide command syntax, write test cases, get code explanations, and more.
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Top VS Code Theme of 2023
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Sprinkles — The most-clicked VS Code theme that I featured this past year was this one (which I included before I started the "theme of the week" feature).
The theme uses colors that are apparently centered around the idea of 'sprinkles on a donut'. It's a fairly nice theme and includes one dark theme (shown above) and a light version.
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Top VS Code Articles of 2023
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Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me About Configuring VS Code — This was, not surprisingly, the most popular article I shared this past year. Written by someone who's used VS Code for 5+ years, providing tips on the .vscode folder, enabled extensions, the built-in terminal, and Git.
Visual Studio Code Cheat Sheet — Another popular one from the folks that build Tower, the Git client. This is a nicely designed cheat sheet that's part of a larger group of cheat sheets you can sign up for.
JavaScript & DOM Tips, Tricks, and Techniques (Volumes 1 – 4) — A bundle of my four e-books that feature more than 250 lesser-known JavaScript and DOM scripting tips, with hundreds of live CodePen demos. Sponsor
VS Code Recipes — This is a GitHub repo from Microsoft that includes a collection of "recipes" for using VS Code with particular technologies.
Boost Your Productivity with 10 Must-Know VS Code Shortcuts and Tricks — And finally, shortcuts are always in demand for VS Code, so this not-so-run-of-the-mill set of shortcut suggestions makes the final cut of popular articles.
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Best of the Rest of 2023
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The Best Alternatives to GitHub Copilot in 2023 — For the non-VS Code links, this was the most popular, which includes a fairly in-depth discussion of six different tools.
Timing — This was included as a VS Code tool when I featured it, but it's for a number of different apps. It's a time-tracking app that integrates with various apps and includes a VS Code extension for automatic time tracking in your editor.
Flexoki — And the last top link of 2023 goes to this nice color theme that is available for lots of different apps and IDEs, including VS Code.
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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