Top 10 VS Code extensions for 2021
Blog post from LogRocket
Visual Studio Code, a popular code editor among developers, owes much of its appeal to a wide range of extensions that enhance productivity and streamline the development process. The article highlights ten essential VS Code extensions for web developers in 2021, including Auto Rename Tag, which updates paired tags simultaneously; Bracket Pair Colorizer, which color-codes matching brackets for easier readability; and Snippets, a collection of language-specific code templates that boost efficiency. Other notable extensions are Better Comments, for organizing and enhancing code comments; Markdown All in One, which simplifies Markdown editing; and Icons, which improve file navigation through visual cues. Prettier ensures consistent code formatting, Import Cost tracks the size of imported packages, Profile Switcher manages different VS Code configurations, and GitLens integrates Git functionality, offering features like code authorship visualization. These tools significantly improve the development experience by facilitating cleaner code, better organization, and more efficient workflows.