Extensions

These pages describe the extensions that I like to download to make developing in VS Code even easier.

• Git Extensions
• Python Extensions
• C/C++ Extensions
• Documentation/Text Editing Extensions
  • Markdown Extensions
  • PDF Extensions
  • Code Architecture
  • Draw.io Integration
• Remote Development
• Miscellaneous Extensions

Git Extensions

• Git History
• Git Graph
• GitLens
• Git Blame

Python Extensions

These extensions make it a breeze to develop with Python

• Python
  • Haven’t put much thought into this one. I think it’s the default recommended one.
• Python Docstring Generator
  • Really helpful automatic docstring generator.

C/C++ Extensions

• C/C++
• Doxygen Documentation Generator
• CMake
  • Provides language support for CMake.

Documentation/Text Editing Extensions

These extensions make it easier to work with writing documentation and editing texts in general.

Markdown Extensions

Markdown-specific extensions. Something that I use a lot since I journal exclusively in markdown.

• Markdown Preview Enhanced
  • A slightly better previewer than the built-in VS Code markdown previewer.
• Markdown All in One
  • Lots of editing automation like automatically updated table of contents, checklists, etc.

PDF Extensions

These extensions pertain to working with PDFs.

• VSCode-pdf
  • Lets you display PDF files in VS Code.

Code Architecture

• PlantUML
  • Awesome tool for architecting/planning out code. VERY useful. Something that rapidly accelerated my development time.

Draw.io Integration

Awesome draw.io integration directly in VS Code. Works great and is excellent for producing quick diagrams.

Remote Development

These extensions pertain to developing on machines other than your local one.

• Remote - SSH
  • Great so that you can develop remotely in VS Code instead of having to configure your Vim installation just how you like it.

Miscellaneous Extensions

• vscode-icons
  • Adds small icons next to directories/files in file explorer menu. Useful for quickly identifying file type instead of reading file extensions.
• ROS
  • Apparently this is very useful. I haven’t had a chance to extensively explore the features offered in this extension.

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