Recommended extensions

Key links

• 🏠 Homepage: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/

Container-related

• Docker (Microsoft)
  • Makes it easy to create, manage, and debug containerized applications.
• Remote Containers
  • Open any folder or repository inside a Docker container and take advantage of Visual Studio Code’s full feature set.
• Kubernetes
  • Develop, deploy and debug Kubernetes applications
• Cloud Code
  • Makes developing with Kubernetes and Cloud Run feel like working on local code. Cloud Code from Google Cloud, IDE tools for Cloud Native development.
• Bridge to Kubernetes
  • Rapid Kubernetes development for teams

Git-related

• MichaelCurrin/auto-commit-msg

  • Generate descriptive commit messages based on files to be committed without touching your keyboard
    
    I wrote this as my first extension. It is still work in progress but it is working and has a nice flow of tests and installation. It was based heavily on the two extensions listed next.
    

• Git Semantic Commit
• Git Prefix

Vue-related

• Vetur
• Vue Language Features (Volar)
  • Get TypeScript support for .vue files by running Volar: Switch TS Plugin on/off
    

See Swiss Army Knife, a meta extension installing popular extensions. These are linked on the homepage, if you want to install them yourself.

Tip

You can also find any extension in the marketplace and find a link to the GH repo. Look at the code yourself and use it as a reference or fork a repo.

Add recommendation to repo

• .vscode/extensions.json

  {
    "recommendations": ["johnsoncodehk.volar"]
  }