VSCode Resources

External resources, links, and recommendations fo VSCode configuration.

Suggestions from Rudolph, 2022/04

1. Lightweight postman alternative inside vsc https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client
2. Manage all your unit tests in a neat organised side bar in vsc - check docs for install guide. Also works with basically all test frameworks! https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=hbenl.vscode-test-explorer https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.test-adapter-converter https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=LittleFoxTeam.vscode-python-test-adapter
3. Track how much time you spend on all your projects. also tracks lines of code added/deleted/etc https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=iceworks-team.iceworks-time-master
4. Docker management https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.vscode-docker https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers
5. Django snippets - this extension is a bit hidden away for some reason. This is really awesome for django dev specific snippets for models, forms, views etc. really useful! https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=thebarkman.vscode-djaneiro
6. Python Docstrings - but I'm sure there are better extensions https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=njpwerner.autodocstring I have a few other quality of life extensions: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons - essential https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=adam-watters.vscode-color-pick - front end devs looking for colour codes https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=johnpapa.vscode-peacock - livens up vsc theme with a splash of colour https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=formulahendry.auto-rename-tag - html auto rename the closing tag https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=formulahendry.auto-close-tag - creates closing tag (helpful when using html in not html files like Vue, but might be unnecessary lol) Honorary mentions: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=donjayamanne.python-extension-pack https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=alefragnani.project-manager https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=esbenp.prettier-vscode https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=donjayamanne.git-extension-pack https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=uctakeoff.vscode-counter -All the intellisense extensions for all the languages :) A lot of these extensions have alternatives as well so it's recommended to play around with a few of them.