The Ionic Visual Studio Code Extension has reached a milestone of 300,000 installs, marking its significance in enhancing Ionic and Capacitor app development. With the release of version 1.70, the extension introduces major updates, including enhancements for Angular 17 that improve developer experience, such as easier migration to the built-in control flow syntax and faster build times with ESBuild. It also supports the migration to Ionic standalone components, allowing developers to import only the necessary components, thereby reducing build size. An automatic import feature further streamlines the development process by reducing manual imports. Additionally, the extension facilitates easy migration to newer Capacitor versions, with automated updates for plugins and platform projects, and offers a plugin search functionality to manage Capacitor and Cordova plugins efficiently. Users are encouraged to explore these new features and provide feedback to continue improving the extension.