Best of VSCode — 2025

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Typescript·19w
Progress on TypeScript 7
The TypeScript team provides a major update on TypeScript 7.0 (Project Corsa), their native code rewrite of the compiler and language service. The native preview is now stable and production-ready, featuring 10x faster builds through parallelism, complete editor support including auto-imports and refactoring, and high type-checking compatibility with existing versions. TypeScript 6.0 will be the final JavaScript-based release, serving as a bridge to 7.0 with deprecations like removing ES5 support and enabling strict mode by default. The native preview is available today via VS Code extension and npm package, though some features like full emit pipeline and watch mode need refinement.
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Towards Data Science·50w
Why I stopped Using Cursor and Reverted to VSCode
The author details their decision to revert from using Cursor to VSCode as their primary IDE, citing updated features in GitHub Copilot, cost-effectiveness, and familiarity from prior use. Key considerations include improved compatibility with Jupyter Notebooks and the new availability of advanced LLMs in VSCode. Emphasis is placed on the rapid development pace of GitHub Copilot and Microsoft's resources to enhance functionality, closing the gap with competitors like Cursor.
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It's Foss·33w
19 Beautiful Themes to Get a Better Visual Experience With VS Code
A curated collection of 19 popular VS Code themes ranging from dark options like Dracula and One Dark Pro to light alternatives like GitHub Theme and Bluloco Light. Each theme is presented with key features, highlighting aspects like readability, contrast, color palettes, and suitability for different coding environments and preferences.
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YouTube·1y
understand ANY programming project (from an open source maintainer)
Working on unfamiliar open source projects can be tricky. Here are some tips to understand and contribute effectively: get proficient with debugging tools, use tests to understand functionality, rely on search functions to find key parts of the code, and draw mind maps to visualize data flow and relationships. Additionally, look at how functions are used in other projects if documentation is lacking.
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DevBlogs·47w
Announcing TypeScript Native Previews
TypeScript Native Previews are now available, offering a significant speed advantage due to the native port of the TypeScript compiler using Go, shared memory parallelism, and concurrency. This preview can be installed via npm and extends the functionality in Visual Studio Code through a new extension. Although it's still in its early stages with some missing features, developers are encouraged to explore these previews and provide feedback for continued improvements.
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YouTube·1y
The ULTIMATE VS Code Setup - Extensions & Settings 2025
Enhance your VS Code workspace with the most efficient settings, themes, and 16 essential extensions to boost productivity. Customizations include interface zoom, enabling minimap, cursor animations, word wrap, and bracket pair colorization. Recommended extensions include Peacock, GitHub Copilot, Live Server, Docker, Prettier, GitLens, Import Cost, Code Runner, Remote SSH, Quokka, Live Share, Polar Code, JavaScript Code Snippets, Material Icon Theme, VS Code PDF, and Rainbow CSV.
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Vibe Coding·37w
Supercharging Claude Code
A comprehensive setup guide for optimizing Claude Code beyond basic installation. Covers essential prerequisites including Claude Pro subscription, enhancement tools like SuperClaude and Claudia, project-specific CLAUDE.md files for context, Model Context Protocols (MCPs) for extended functionality, agents for specialized prompts, and best practices for effective collaboration with the AI assistant. Emphasizes treating Claude Code as a tool requiring proper guidance rather than an autonomous code wizard.
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This is Learning·52w
How to Chat with Gemini 2.5 Pro from VSCode via AI Studio (Free and Unlimited)
A step-by-step guide on integrating Google AI Studio's Gemini 2.5 Pro with VSCode to enable chat functionality directly from the editor. The guide covers creating chat files, updating them, interacting with AI Studio via multiple attempts including Playwright and a local server, and eventually developing a Chrome browser extension for better functionality. Key highlights include handling chat messages, streaming responses, and the challenges faced.
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Atomic Spin·20w
Go on an AI Detox
A developer shares their experience temporarily disabling AI coding assistants like Cursor and Copilot to rediscover fundamental programming skills. After an initial productivity dip, they found themselves more engaged with code, better understanding of the codebase, and improved problem-solving abilities. The experiment revealed how AI convenience can make developers rusty in core skills like keyboard navigation, Vim commands, and deep code comprehension. The author now uses AI more deliberately, emphasizing the value of periodic detoxes to maintain sharp development instincts and genuine understanding rather than passive reliance on AI suggestions.
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Visual Studio Code·1y
why you don't need console.log
Reduce clutter from multiple console.log statements in your code by using log points in Visual Studio Code. Right-click on the gutter of the desired line, select 'Add Logpoint', and write your message. This method provides on-demand logging and eliminates the need for cleanup before deployment.
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Docker·1y
Master Docker and VS Code: Supercharge Your Dev Workflow
Pairing Docker with Visual Studio Code creates a streamlined, consistent development workflow, minimizing environment mismatches and boosting productivity. Learn how to set up, manage, and debug Docker containers within VS Code for various languages like Node.js and Python. This guide covers installation, setup, advanced debugging, security tips, and CI/CD integration for future-proof and efficient development processes.
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James Montemagno·16w
Building a Complete FIRE Calculator App with GitHub Copilot in One Chat Session
A developer built a complete FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) calculator app in 30 minutes using GitHub Copilot's agent mode in VS Code. The privacy-first PWA includes 9 different calculators (Standard FIRE, Coast FIRE, Lean/Fat FIRE, Barista FIRE, and more), works completely offline, stores no data, and was created through a single conversational chat session. The app uses React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Recharts, with all calculations happening client-side and shareable via URL parameters.
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ForrestKnight·40w
My Linux Ubuntu Setup for Software Development
A developer shares their Ubuntu 24.04 setup using Omakub, a development configuration by DHH. The setup includes multiple workspaces, tiling window management, and various AI-powered coding tools like Zed, VS Code with Augment, and Warp terminal. The configuration emphasizes productivity through workspace organization and AI assistance while maintaining traditional development workflows with IntelliJ for Java and multiple browsers for testing.
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DEV·1y
I Built an Open-Source Code Snippet Collection
SnipNest is an open-source collection for storing and sharing code snippets, created to alleviate the frequent need to search for the same solutions repeatedly. It uses MDX files for organizing snippets with metadata and offers a Visual Studio Code extension for easy access. The project encourages community contributions to expand its repository.
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Gamefromscratch·25w
Zed - The 'Visual Studio Code Killer' - Now on Windows!
Zed, a performance-focused code editor built in Rust, is now available on Windows after being Mac and Linux exclusive. The editor emphasizes speed through GPU acceleration and multi-core CPU usage, featuring instant startup times and responsive UI. It includes AI integration with support for multiple providers (Gemini, Copilot), built-in debugging, git integration, real-time collaboration, and an extension system. While the Windows port is functional, some features like language servers may require additional setup compared to the more mature Mac and Linux versions.
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Gamefromscratch·46w
The Best Code Editors & IDEs in 2025
A comprehensive overview of 40+ programming tools across four categories: terminal-based editors (Emacs, Vim, Neovim, Helix), full IDEs (Visual Studio, Xcode, JetBrains suite, Eclipse), powerful text editors (Notepad++, Sublime Text, UltraEdit), and modern hybrid editors (Visual Studio Code and its many forks including Cursor, Windsurf, Zed). The guide covers both free and commercial options, highlighting their strengths, target audiences, and current development status as of 2025.
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Hacker News·26w
microsoft/amplifier
Microsoft released Amplifier, an experimental development environment that enhances AI coding assistants with 20+ specialized agents, a knowledge extraction system, parallel worktree workflows, and automatic conversation transcript preservation. The tool provides pre-loaded patterns, context management, and automation to transform AI assistants into more capable development partners. It requires Python 3.11+, UV, Node.js, and works primarily in WSL2, though it's explicitly marked as early-stage research software with no stability guarantees or official support.
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Fireship·39w
AWS just released its Cursor killer…
Amazon released Kira, a new AI-powered IDE that competes with Cursor and other VS Code forks. Powered by Claude Sonnet 4.0, Kira uses a spec-driven development approach that emphasizes planning through requirements documents and design specifications before code generation. The tool aims to produce higher quality code by preventing rushed implementation and appears targeted at enterprise developers who value structured development processes. Currently free to use, Kira represents Amazon's strategic move to compete in the AI coding assistant market.
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The Art of Simplicity·20w
VS Code Planning mode
VS Code now includes Planning mode (also called 'Hannibal mode'), which extends GitHub Copilot's Agent Mode to handle multi-step coding tasks with a structured approach. Unlike Visual Studio's implementation, VS Code offers Planning mode as a separate chat agent, giving developers explicit control over when it's activated. The feature creates detailed execution plans before generating code, allows plan editing, and includes follow-up questions to refine the approach before implementation begins.
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The Coding Sloth·31w
AI Makes Programming Fun
Programming with AI tools can make development more enjoyable by automating boring tasks like learning new codebases, writing PR summaries, and handling code reviews. The author demonstrates using AI to contribute to VS Code's open source project, showing how AI can help understand large codebases, generate code, and streamline workflows. While AI tools like code completion and automated agents can speed up development and reduce tedious work, they're not perfect and require careful use to avoid over-reliance and potential errors.
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YouTube·1y
The VS Code/Cursor Setup to INCREASE Productivity (2025)
Enhance your development productivity with the ultimate VS Code/ Cursor setup by optimizing settings, using effective extensions, and applying stylish themes. Discover how to make coding more enjoyable and efficient with tips on configuring the editor, organizing your projects, and utilizing powerful tools like Raycast.
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Web Dev Simplified·42w
No One Talks About This Amazing VSCode Feature
VS Code has a built-in port forwarding feature accessible through the terminal's ports tab. You can forward any local port (like localhost:3000) to create a publicly accessible URL. This feature is particularly useful for testing webhooks and sharing local development sites with others. The forwarded ports can be set to private (requiring authentication) or public (accessible to anyone), making it valuable for various development scenarios.
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Tech With Tim·1y
This Free AI Coding Assistant Might Destroy Cursor...
Augment Code is a new AI coding assistant designed to integrate with VS Code and various JetBrains IDEs. It excels in managing and making productive changes in larger codebases rather than building projects from scratch. Key features include fast context-aware code generation, instant code syncing, and comprehensive indexing. It offers a free version, which allows unlimited usage but trains on user data, and paid versions that secure user code. Augment Code is noted for its speed and efficiency compared to other AI assistants like GitHub Copilot and Wind Surf.
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Product Hunt·46w
Piny - Visual editor for Astro, React, Next.js & Tailwind
Piny is a visual editor designed to function directly within Visual Studio Code, Cursor, and Windsurf. It supports frameworks such as Tailwind CSS, Astro, React, and Next.js, enabling real-time edits directly in the code without relying on cloud services or causing lock-in.
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InfoQ·30w
Hugging Face Brings Open-Source LLMs to GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code
Hugging Face launched a VS Code extension that integrates open-source large language models with GitHub Copilot Chat. Developers can now access models like Kimi K2, DeepSeek V3.1, and GLM 4.5 directly within their editor through a unified interface. The integration requires VS Code version 1.104.0 and offers free tier access with pay-as-you-go pricing for higher usage.
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