visual studio code useful extensions

Open file

Code has Ctrl+👆 navigation known from Word built into editors like HTML and Markdown. When hovering a link, you can hit Ctrl and click the mouse to navigate to that link. I have been looking for an extension to enable this in any editor and supporting both URLs and file system paths. The closest I've come, is Open file developed by Frank Stuetzer. You have to mark the path and use the context menu, but it works. Any suggestions for a better way of doing this, would be highly appreciated!

REST Client

I'm a big Postman fan and use it for most of the HTTP requests I need to test somehow or another. But REST Client is actually a good alternative to have inside Code. REST Client provides much of the same features as Postman and the response is visible directly inside Code.

GitLens

I must admit, I don't use Git inside either Code or Visual Studio. I'm not a command prompt-fanboy or anything, but PoshGit has worked great for me over the years. GitLens looks to bring some nice Git features inside Code, so planning to check that out at some point.

Icon Fonts

The wonderful Visual Studio extension Glyphfriend isn't available for Code, but luckily, someone made Icon Fonts. It brings IntelliSense for referencing common icon fonts like FontAwesome and Glyphicons inside Code.

IntelliSense for CSS class names in HTML

Another useful extension for HTML development inside Code, is the CSS IntelliSense extension. Showing a popup of available CSS classes, is a built-in feature in Visual Studio and as a web developer, you will miss this in Code. This extension brings CSS IntelliSense into Code too.

Auto Close Tag and Auto Rename Tag

I don't usually write HTML in VSCode, since the HTML editor in Visual Studio 2017 is pretty awesome. However, using these two extensions from Jun Han, will give you much of the same experience in Code. Auto Close Tag automatically adds a closing tag, which saves you quite a lot of keystrokes over time, while Auto Rename Tag renames closed tags automatically. It's amazing how tiny improvements like these can make a world of difference.

Code Spell Checker

Some don't mind and some do. I make typos all the time and I like it when they are fixed, even in code. Code Spell Checkers work for most code files and even Markdown.