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VS Code Extensions to help Boost Productivity

Visual Studio Code is a simplified code editor built by microsoft that supports development tasks such as debugging, task execution, and version control. It seeks to give only the tools a developer requires for a short code-build-debug cycle, leaving more sophisticated workflows to full-featured IDEs like Visual Studio IDE.

List of extensions that will boost your productivity

1. Bracket Pair Colorizer
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Colors can be used to identify matched brackets using this extension. It gives each set of opening and closing brackets a different color, making it easy to recognize each set of brackets.

2. Live Server
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Live Server starts a local development server with the ability to reload static and dynamic pages in real time.

3. Prettier
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Prettier is a code formatter that works especially well if you have numerous individuals working on the same project because it enforces an uniform style.

4. Github Copilot
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Github Copilot is an AI tool created by github and OpenAI to help programmers write code by using autocompletion.

5. ES7 Snippets
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This addon saves time for react developers by enabling handy snippets of React, Redux, React native, Javascript, and many more languages.

6. Live Share
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Live Share allows you to collaborate on editing and debugging with others in real time without having to clone any repositories. It's ideal for peer programming and debugging.

7. GitLens
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GitLens is an amazing open-source addon for VS Code that makes contributing to third-party projects easier than before. It allows you to keep track of who contributed each line of code in your code, among other things.

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