VSXHub Welcome - VS Code Plugin Recommendations

A curated collection of essential VS Code extensions to enhance your development workflow.

🎯 Core Development Extensions

Language Support

• Python - ms-python.python
  • IntelliSense, debugging, linting for Python
• Pylance - ms-pylance.pylance
  • Fast, feature-rich language server for Python
• Jupyter - ms-toolsai.jupyter
  • Jupyter notebook support in VS Code
• Docker - ms-azuretools.vscode-docker
  • Dockerfile and container management

Web Development

• Live Server - ritwickdey.liveserver
  • Launch a local development server with live reload
• Thunder Client - rangav.vscode-thunder-client
  • REST API Client (Lightweight alternative to Postman)
• Auto Rename Tag - formulahendry.auto-rename-tag
  • Automatically rename paired HTML/XML tags

🛠 Productivity Boosters

Code Editing

• GitLens - eamodio.gitlens
  • Git supercharged - blame annotations, history, and more
• Bracket Pair Colorizer - coenraads.bracket-pair-colorizer
  • Color matching brackets for better code readability
• Path Intellisense - christian-kohler.path-intellisense
  • Autocomplete filenames in import statements
• Auto Close Tag - formulahendry.auto-close-tag
  • Automatically close HTML/XML tags

Snippets & Templates

• ES7+ React/Redux/React-Native snippets - dsznajder.es7-react-js-snippets
  • Extensive snippets for React development
• Python Snippets - frhtylcn.pythonsnippets
  • Common Python patterns and code snippets

🎨 Themes & Interface

Visual Themes

• One Dark Pro - zhuangtongfa.material-theme
  • Popular dark theme based on Atom's One Dark
• Material Icon Theme - pkief.material-icon-theme
  • Beautiful icons for your file explorer
• vscode-pets - tonybaloney.vscode-pets
  • Pets in your VS Code for stress relief!

Interface Enhancements

• Peacock - johnpapa.vscode-peacock
  • Subtly change workspace color to differentiate projects
• Project Manager - alefragnani.project-manager
  • Easily switch between projects

📊 Data Science & Analysis

Jupyter & Notebooks

• Jupyter Keymap - ms-toolsai.jupyter-keymap
  • Jupyter notebook keyboard shortcuts
• Jupyter Slide Show - ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-slideshow
  • Presentation mode for Jupyter notebooks

Data Visualization

• Excel Viewer - grapecity.gc-excelviewer
  • View Excel spreadsheets in VS Code

🔧 DevOps & Tools

Container & Cloud

• Remote - SSH - ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh
  • Open any folder on a remote machine using SSH
• Remote - Containers - ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers
  • Open any folder inside a container

Database

• SQLite - alexcvzz.vscode-sqlite
  • Explore and query SQLite databases

📝 Documentation & Writing

Markdown Support

• Markdown All in One - yzhang.markdown-all-in-one
  • All you need for Markdown writing
• Markdown Preview Enhanced - shd101wyy.markdown-preview-enhanced
  • Enhanced Markdown preview with additional features

⚡ Performance & Utilities

Code Quality

• Error Lens - usernamehw.error-lens
  • Improve highlighting of errors and warnings
• Todo Tree - gruntfuggly.todo-tree
  • Show all TODO comments in your workspace

File Management

• Rename - gruntfuggly.rename
  • Quickly rename files and directories

🎮 Fun & Customization

Personalization

• Power Mode - hoovercj.vscode-power-mode
  • Add particle effects to your typing
• Background - shalldie.background
  • Add custom background images to VS Code

📋 Installation Commands

⚙️ Recommended Settings

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Feel free to customize this list based on your specific development needs!