VS Code for Beginners: The Ultimate Collection of Tips & Tricks

Опубликовано: 24 Февраль 2025
на канале: Alex Hyett

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These are some of my favourite tips and tricks for being more productive in VS Code.

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⏳ CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
00:09 - Opening using the terminal
00:52 - Adding VS Code to your path
01:19 - Download a Shortcut Cheat sheet
01:50 - Navigating Files
03:09 - Editing Files
07:15 - Commenting out code
07:35 - Switching tabs
08:10 - Pinning Tabs
08:50 - Jumping back to the previous line
09:15 - Snippets
10:30 - Snippet Extensions
10:46 - Emmet
11:48 - Adding Files
12:39 - Automatic language for new files
13:46 - Command Palette
14:05 - NPM Commands
14:26 - Integrated Terminal
15:26 - Git Integration
16:48 - GitLens
17:25 - Please Subscribe to my new channel :)

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I’m Alex, a Software Developer and YouTube working in the UK. I make videos about software development to help developers with the skills they need to be senior developers.

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