10 extensions to transform your text editor into a full-fledged IDE

10 extensions to transform your text editor into a full-fledged IDE

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I have a Potato PC, that's why I've never seen what it feels like using IntelliJIDEA and whatever you privileged guys are using, but I am happy with my VS code by installing some extension : ) just joking ๐Ÿ˜… let's be formal for the sake of some serious guys who are reading it.

If you're a developer, you know that a good Integrated Development Environment (IDE) can make a huge difference in your productivity and workflow. However, not everyone has the resources or the need for a full-featured IDE. If you prefer a simpler text editor such as Visual Studio Code (VS Code), installing a few extensions can still get many of the benefits of an IDE.

In this blog, we'll take a look at 10 extensions that can turn your text editor into a full-featured IDE:

  1. IntelliSense - This extension provides intelligent code completion based on your codebase (based on the language you are working with ).

  2. Debugger - This extension allows you to debug your code directly in your text editor (based on the language you are working with ).

  3. Git integration - Extensions such as GitLens add powerful Git integration to your text editor, including the ability to visualize code history, compare changes, and perform blame analysis.

  4. Code formatting - Extensions such as Prettier can automatically format your code according to a predefined style guide, saving you time and making your code easier to read.

  5. Linting - Extensions such as ESLint can check your code for style and syntax errors and provide suggestions for fixes.

  6. Refactoring - Extensions such as Code Runner can help you safely refactor your code by providing features such as renaming variables and extracting functions.

  7. Code snippets - Extensions such as HTML Snippets can save you time by providing useful code snippets for common tasks, although this extension is deprecated, but you can still use it.

  8. Test runners - Extensions such as Mocha Test Explorer can make it easy to run and debug your tests directly in your text editor.

  9. Database tools - Extensions such as MySQL Workbench can provide tools for working with databases directly in your text editor.

  10. Cloud integration - Extensions such as Azure Functions can make it easy to develop, debug, and deploy to the cloud directly from your text editor.

You can turn your text editor into a powerful IDE that meets your specific needs and workflow by installing a few of these extensions.

Thanks for reading ๐Ÿ˜‡

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