Have you tried forking chat sessions in VS Code? Create a new independent session that keeps the conversation history so you can explore alternative approaches without losing your original context. Watch the video to see how it works.
https://aka.ms/ForkingChat

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A new feature allows forking chat sessions in two ways: forking the entire session using the /fork command, or forking from a specific checkpoint in the conversation history. Forked sessions inherit the original conversation context up to the fork point, enabling independent branches of conversation while preserving prior context.

Forking Chat Sessions!