Why VS Code?

VS Code is one of if not the most popular free text editor on the market. In a survey done in 2019, over 4.9 million developers use VS Code.

In the past, when I was just introduced to web development I quickly learned about Sublime Text 2. Sublime was ok, it was my go to text editor for a long time, but it lacked a community. Sure there was something called Sublime Package Control: https://packagecontrol.io but it was quite limited and still is. And often you’d find a package you like only to find out that the package has not been updated for the paste 2–3 years.

About a half year ago I learned about VS Code. I’ve heard about it before that but for some reason I refused to look at it. I am a macOS user and hearing about a Microsoft product did not resonate with me.

I enjoy using VS Code for 3 simple reasons.

1. VS Code is Free.
2. VS Code offers integrations with GitHub.
3. VS Code has an enormous library of community create packages, themes, etc.

My VS Code Setup

My theme for choice for a while now has been CodeSandbox Black: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=siddharthkp.codesandbox-black this theme tries to replicate the default theme for CodeSandbox http://codesandbox.io

As Many of you, I use over 10–15 VS Code extensions on a daily basis. Here are a few of them.