55 | VS Code Extensions, Plugins, and Themes (Part 2)

This episode is Part 2 of Amy and James's favorite VS Code Hot Tips and Tricks for improving the developer experience. They share their favorite extensions, plugins, and themes for getting the most out of VS Code, including some hot takes on GitHub CoPilot.SponsorsVercelVercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.For more information, visit Vercel.comZEAL is hiring!ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careersDatoCMSDatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."For more information, visit datocms.comShow Notes0:00 Introduction6:59 Our Favorite Extensions7:32 Code Snap and Polacode10:57 Better Comments12:14 Bookmarks13:02 Sponsor: DatoCMS13:56 Cloak14:37 Indent 4 to 216:02 CSS Peak16:48 Error Lens17:34 File Utils19:13 Import Cost21:07 Project Manager21:20 Auto Complete22:09 Tabnine and Kite23:07 GitHub Co-Pilot25:19 Sponsor: ZEAL26:12 Git Integration and Git Lens27:23 GitHub Pull Requests and Issues27:44 LiveShare29:04 IntelliSense for CSS Class Names in HTML30:29 Snippets31:58 Adding Extensions33:07 Thunder ClientJames's YouTube Video on Thunder Client35:04 Calculator35:34 Markdown PDF36:09 Sponsor: Vercel37:15 change-case38:10 Prisma38:43 Color Bracket39:34 Quokka.js40:20 Colorize40:50 Text Pastry41:16 Emmet42:00 Window Colors43:34 Peacock43:55 Building Your Own Extensions44:32 Cobalt 245:37 Other ThemesNight OwlWinter is ComingMidnight SynthcodeSTACKrLevel up TutsShades of PurpleHot Dog Stand47:45 Grab Bag Questions47:56 Question #1: How Hard is it to code your own VS Code Extension?48:10 Question #2: Have you heard of Thunder Client?Thunder Client48:25 Question #3: What do you think of Beginner Developers Using Extensions to Make Things Easier?51:20 Question #4: Any References or Guides on Creating a VS Code Extension that You guys have used?52:34 Picks and Plugs52:36 James's Pick: Duolingo App54:03 James's Plug: James Q Quick on YouTube54:31 Amy's Pick: Pacific Northwest Backpack / Arkadia Supply Co55:07 Amy's Plug: Amy's YouTube Channel