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Get productive with the Tyk IntelliSense extension

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Post Details
Company
Tyk
Date Published
Author
Jennifer Craig
Word Count
946
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
Summary

The Tyk IntelliSense extension for Visual Studio Code enhances productivity by offering a seamless way to work with Tyk API definitions, keys, and config files, akin to coding in a native programming language with autocompletion capabilities. This extension simplifies the process of writing and validating Tyk API definitions by providing autocompletion, field validation, default values, and example suggestions, thus reducing the need to frequently consult the documentation. Users can quickly set up API definitions using the IntelliSense pop-up and then deploy them to Tyk gateways, streamlining the development workflow. The extension leverages JSON schemas, with ongoing development and improvements driven by user feedback, and encourages contributions through its GitHub repositories.