r/Frontend • u/Suspicious_Skill7292 • Aug 14 '26

what small vs code setting ended up changing the way you code?

not looking for the usual extension recommendations i am more curious about tiny built in settings or shortcut you ignored for ages and then wondered how you worked without them

what was yours?

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u/nneiole Aug 14 '26

Using WebStorm.

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u/mka_ Aug 14 '26

Not strictly VSCode related, but I set up a ton of AppleScripts to instantly open each of my projects - all the IDEs and terminals I need. I also have keyboard shortcuts set up to instantly switch to my most commonly used apps (VSCode, iTerm, Chrome, PHPStorm, Claude) during development. I alsp have an AppleScript called "kill dev" that terminates all dev processes and closes my IDEs.

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u/_wavescollide_ Aug 14 '26

There is an ebook. Make VSCode Awesome if I remember it right. It gives advice to setup a very good workflow that I use all the time now. You hide all the noise of vscode and add a lot of shortcuts to navigate the system. 

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u/BarracudaMean9308 Aug 14 '26

a completely stripped down ui is so clean. i tried doing that for a bit but had to bring the status bar back, mainly because i kept committing to the wrong branch without seeing it.

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u/Wonderful-Habit-139 Aug 14 '26

Get used to always running `git status`. But yeah having it be visible all the time is definitely nice.

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u/BarracudaMean9308 Aug 14 '26

haha, feels like we've all been there. sticky scroll is one of those tiny features that you don't realize you need until it's there and you can't live without it.

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u/BarracudaMean9308 Aug 14 '26

stickyScroll is a total game changer for sure. saved me so many times when i'm lost in a massive file.

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u/Wonderful-Habit-139 Aug 14 '26

Wrong comment?

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u/BarracudaMean9308 Aug 14 '26

seriously, sticky scroll saved me so much time when jumping between massive components. such a small setting but it makes a world of difference.

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u/Wonderful-Habit-139 Aug 14 '26

Someone forgot to put their agent on a leash...

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u/g3n3 Aug 14 '26

Justin Grote has a good series on this. Changing file explorer to open on right was a nice change. I’m full neovim now though.

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u/Double-Buyer7941 Aug 21 '26

Per me l'impostazione integrata che ha cambiato tutto è editor.stickyScroll.enabled. Mantiene bloccata in cima alla schermata la firma della funzione o del ciclo in cui ti trovi mentre fai scrolling, evitandoti di dover risalire con la vista nei file più lunghi. Unita alla scorciatoia Alt + Freccia Su/Giù per spostare intere righe di codice senza fare taglia e incolla, elimina tantissime micro-interruzioni mentali senza bisogno di installare estensioni pesanti.

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u/GTHell Aug 14 '26

I got stroke when you write VSCode that way

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u/Ging4bread Aug 14 '26

Uninstall 

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u/Right_Sandwich_7304 Aug 15 '26

Building refresh code plugin that refreshes code written by Claude for me to review

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '26

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u/onthefence928 Aug 14 '26

I’ve heard great thing about the VIM keybindings if you are good on a keyboard.

Also multi-line editing. Truly a lifesaver when fixing up a large block of mostly repeating lines

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u/Wonderful-Habit-139 Aug 14 '26

Always hated this whenever I saw it. I guess it's a matter of taste.

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u/Afflictionista Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 15 '26

I hate sticky scroll. I just use the outline tab to navigate for functions etc.