My Visual Studio Code Setup for Web Development

[@fknight]

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[@132_priyankrai5]

Instead use vscodium

[@RianY2K]

You can try Mayukai Theme if you like. And use material icon theme for icons.

[@xezuthegamer8544]

Vscode has an auto rename tag feature but it is not enabled by default. Navigate to settings and enable editor.linkedEditing

[@pegexo]

@@xezuthegamer8544 it does not works with reactJs

[@Nozxoki]

The way this dude pronounces andromeda should be a crime

[@FantomDoesWork]

Here are some interesting extensions you might find useful: Error Lens - Highlights errors and warnings inline rather than having to hover over red swiggly lines to inspect the error/warning Git Lens - Nice way to see who wrote certain pieces of code quickly. Very useful if the project is developed by a team. Path Intellisense - Autocompletes file names Thunder Client - Lightweight tool to make api calls like postman or insomnia Theme - Atom One Dark, since everyone was commenting what themes they use 😅

[@izkuipers]

Error lens and Git Lens are two amazing extensions. Being able to see what errors have occured inlined into your code is amazing

[@LilYet]

I don’t like atom dark to vibrant my favourite is firefly pro midnight

[@MarkEdwardTan]

Error Lens clutters the editor but I will get used to it.

[@justd1zzy383]

Hi @Fantom, thanks for sharing! I just started coding last month and this would help a lot. Would like to add "Prettier" as well which makes the codes easier to read not sure if any of those 4 has this feature. :)

[@MuhammadUsman-g2g6x]

@@izkuipers Thank you so much brother I have been looking for the same extension for a long time but didn't know the name. I install it in my VS code, a bundle of thanks again.

[@Showmatic]

I used the Synthwave '84 theme for almost a year then recently switched to Moonlight. What can I say, I love the glowing text.

[@geisenm]

We had a guy join the team about a year ago, 25+ year industry vet. Whole team uses VSCode with a recommended set of extensions but he was used to his Vim and we weren’t going to force him to make the change. It didn’t end up working out, and it was too little too late but he did eventually realize he made a mistake when he watched me CMD-click through a series of inherited classes that had been taking him literal hours to navigate before

[@zenbrandon]

Shoulda told him about the vim extension for vs code lol

[@PamellaCardoso-pp5tr]

bro just didn't knew about LSP navigation on neovim. right now i can do "gd" on any thing on my code and it simply takes me to the damn definition, even if it's something defined on the language itself, it shows me the actual implementation of said function lol. the guy you hired were just a vim noob tbh

[@fincali197]

Ctrl + D and Ctrl + U(prefferably with zz) be like frfr

[@logato7128]

I believe Andromeda would be offended by that pronunciation.

[@DavidCSaint]

ANdro-MEDa

[@DavidCSaint]

Always good to look up words you don’t know 🎉just to be safe 🎉

[@stressedout1354]

Funny thing, that is the correct pronunciation in Greek

[@graceoverall]

​@@DavidCSaint an-DRO-me-da 😋

[@AndRooooooo]

That's as far as I got in the video before jumping into the comments to make sure someone else caught that 😅

[@TheCodeholic]

I really loved your setup. In fact I am using WSL2 with Ubuntu as well. However I would add few more extensions. 1. Code Spell Checker 2. Auto Close Tag 3. DotENV 4. EditorConfig for VS Code 5. RapidAPI Client 6. TODO Highlight 7. WSL 8. Docker And I use Community Material Theme (Palenight High Contrast) with Material Icon theme. Great Video 👍

[@a4yster]

i love your php vids!

[@martinelsasser9729]

Nice video. Some extensions I really like are: REST Client: To make requests. It is script based and supports comments, thus you can use it as a temporary replacement for API docs. Find it to be really useful. Remote - SSH: Really great if you are working with Remote Servers. JavaScript REPL: Is really nice if you are working on some algorithm and want a fast response to what you are tweaking. MongoDB for VS Code: Basically a database client for MongoDB within VSCode. Theme Cobalt2 - Really pleasing to the eye.

[@_wise_one]

I created cpu optimised ec2 instance and installed code-server(by coder), it allows me to use vscode in the browser, it's really fast, responsive and I love it. 100X better than coding on my laptop.

[@gffftxxx]

Do you have the ability to forward ports?

[@_wise_one]

@@gffftxxx not sure

[@gffftxxx]

@@_wise_one in such case it will not be a full development(

[@_wise_one]

@@gffftxxx I don't need port forwarding but if you do, you can use vscode and ssh into ec2, you will have the option to forward port.

[@gffftxxx]

@@_wise_one yes you are right. If I use remote machine with installed ssh server, but If i can not install ssh server on my remote machine but I can install cli utill (code server) ((

[@santiagomontoyas2020]

Nice vid! I've been using "Bearded Theme Monokai Black" for a while, I strongly recommend, their extension comes with different styles to match your taste

[@JeffLowkey]

That's the one!🔥

[@voidmind]

Looking at your chosen theme and the fact that you like dimmed pastels in other contexts, the Rainier theme would probably interest you, since it's a middle ground between high saturation colors and dimmed pastels (the colors look like chalk). BTW you can disable font ligatures (the merged characters) in the VS code setting and Fira Code (or any other programming font) would render characters without them.

[@Nerkzor]

THANK! I've been looking for a well rounded theme and Rainier does exactly that! I have been using Fira Code for a long time now with ligatures, I prefer with than without now.

[@kimuyu]

It's beautiful. Will be my vs code theme for a long time

[@abdulrahmanmohamed8298]

thanks a lot for the Rainier theme recommendation, bro! tried it earlier this morning, it's PERFECT

[@shaynejay]

my favorite theme is "beautiful dracula darker" its absolutely gorgeous

[@thatrandomguy2723]

Absolutely loved the video , the new era of ForrestKnight is definitely something to not miss out on !! About to start my fall semester with my first computer science class! Thanks for all the inspiration Forrest!

[@TrollingMyLawn]

Great video! FYI, "Andromeda" is pronounced an·draa·muh·duh. "An-dro-me-duh" gave me a good laugh. Appreciate the tips!

[@dmitriyobidin6049]

3:45 But Fira Code doesn't force you to use ligatures, you can turn them off. Tbh, difference between editors really matters when you thinking is much faster than your typing. For me it is true maybe 10% to 20% of the time. And i tried very hard to force myself to learn vim, but in reality it's just not my cup of tea. I'm not fast enough to fully utilize vim but i'm not ready to give up that idea :)

[@d-e-v-esh]

Vim or neovim even with all the plugins is pretty meh at best and there is no upside of using it these days. Almost every system has a UI. The best way to use it is to just use a vim extension for whatever code editor you use.

[@abdelrahman9186]

10:23, you don't actually need this extension, just hit ( f2 ) and rename the tag to whatever you want, it works for renaming other things like: variables, functions, classes... etc.

[@yb3985]

yeah, nowadays f2 (refactor) is quite impressive. In my case, i use it a lot to rename variable, function, and class across different files, and it also automatically saved.

[@felixc.programs8209]

Great advices here! You motivated me to switch career, start my Tech KZbin channel, and start passive income. Thanks!

[@JoelJosephReji]

I really like the OG VS Code theme and I use it even in my neovim config xD! Also, Gitlens is the extension that I use that you didn't mention (definitely a widely used extension)

[@b1zzler]

with you 100%, I've spent hours trying all kinds of themes just to come back to the default theme as my favorite 😅

[@quixote5986]

@@b1zzler lmao

[@abubow]

Your linux setup looks so cool, could you tell what you're using as tilling manager/ window manager

[@utilyre]

Lol

[@fknight]

AwesomeWM

[@tmthy.mp4]

I've been using electron theme for a bit, definitely has colors that pop while still being easy on the eyes

[@phucnguyen0110]

That Andromeda theme is stunning! I've been using Dainty - Panda Theme for my own VS Code setup too!

[@badral-balushi5911]

well, finally I got the extension for the icons *_* thanks a lot and my fav/current theme is Monokai Pro (Filter Octagon)

[@RepByK]

Jesus! I didn't know about an Ubuntu tab on terminal. Had to use google for copleof minutes, but the result is amazing. Thanks a lot!

[@JulianColeman03]

Not saying that Vim is the best, but I would be cautious to blanket statement "no one uses Vim in a professional development environment". Vim is great. What VSCode has over Vim is the accessibility to great plugins. Vim is much more hands-on, and you need a plugin manager (usually, unless you're using Vim 8.1+). That being said, I'm a highly opinionated frontend software engineer myself and I really enjoy the perspective of other highly opinionated engineers! Keep being opinionated!

[@lukemoralesTV]

> Not saying that Vim is the best, but I would be cautious to blanket statement "no one uses Vim in a professional development environment". This comment is exactly why he said that statement

[@killzonia41]

Vim plugin in vs code. Boom. Best of both worlds

[@JulianColeman03]

@@killzonia41 I slightly agree and disagree. If Vim motions are what you're after (meaning your hands stay on the keyboard), then yep! Match made in heaven. However, I prefer Vim as an editor because it's fundamentally lightweight compared to an IDE. It is mostly out of my way as a developer

[@killzonia41]

@@JulianColeman03 Yup I agree vim definitely has the upper hand for being lightweight. Vim was a must at one of the companies I worked at where I wasn't given a very beefy development machine. It's all situational for sure

[@BenWells1993]

Theme: SynthWave '84 Font: hack Useful setting: matching colour brackets Useful Extensions: Gremlins tracker - Detects characters which might be harmful to your code. I spent ages debugging an invisble character before from pasting code into my editor from some blog. Settings sync - backup all vscode setttings and extensions to a gist.

[@bagwaa9948]

rescued the video at 30 seconds when you said neovim was good, I was just about to sharpen my pitchfork :D

[@alexguillen2493]

I like the arch linny idea senor! Would enjoy that vid!

[@thomasdaskalakis442]

Wow, found this channel by YT recommendations, am impressed!

[@premdav]

Theme: - Github Dark Settings: - Bracket Pair Colorization: Enabled (couldn't live without this) Extensions: - Git Blame - Rainbow CSV

[@icaroonofre6055]

I've been using emacs for my workflow, it works like a charm, it really is funny how people are being bound to an editor/IDE, but in a real world you have to get things done, if spending a lot of time configuring an editor is actually making you more productive, then go for it.

[@brhh]

the live server extension is fairly good for beginners but for more professional use of vanilla js html css coding, it's better now to just npm init vite and start a vanilla project through vite

[@aguynamedandre350]

Strange... I didn't realize I wasn't subscribed. Thanks for a great video my guy!

[@dq303]

theme: dark modern, highlights hex colors: Color Highlight, ES7 shortcuts, Prettier code formatter on save

[@sergedmytrienko5605]

i'm a software engineer since 20 years, in the greatest web society in France, i only use vim, it's like a guitarist, the music is in your fingers not in the instrument

[@eboyHvH]

Atom One Dark Theme, the best for me❤

[@shanecorning5222]

Nah I'm gana use "YOUR" theme, here, homie, lookin' SLICK yes indeed!!!! ... .. And some nice extension recommendations that "Prettier" is a Must Have for any real coders out there. For sure. WOW , VS Code is so awesome. ~ Cheers , ~ "the" Rev

[@BrockRocket]

Themes I use in rotation: Night Owl (light + dark) Cobalt2 CyberWave DuoTone (package of multiple themed themes) Noctis (package, light + dark) Red Tokyo Night/Storm Tomorrow Night Vue

[@mr.mo0nrock272]

My favorite theme so far is Doki Theme: Re:Zero: Ram.. the first one.. easy on the eyes and very nice contrast

[@Simiaaaa]

My favorite theme is Ayu ! I LOVE this one

[@Hinrikao]

I was looking for this exactly, but I didn't find your config.json I loved much more than others This one became my favorite Help me, I'm from Brazil we love this guy so much

[@theowillis6870]

theme: doki theme. allows you to have anime girl stickers in your editor and a theme surrounding it (sayori-dark for the bg and senko for the sticker is my fav and current) terminal: powershell (WSL is great. but until you have todo git commits. then you have togo through adding your git token) wakatime: this is an extension that tracks your time coding discord RPC. code runner as well. saves time so you wont have to write in the terminal to save your code. you juts press a button.

[@sem.2803]

bro changed my life with auto close tag

[@Whisky4Brekfest]

I’m way into the super vibrant/saturated look. I run the Monokai Charcoal main theme.

[@Imbalize]

I've made my own theme, or well. It's based on Shades of Purple - but I've tweaked some parts. It's called 'Colorful Explosion'. Currently working on a new version to see if I can make any improvements

[@elddr2]

the terminal website is fantastic!

[@romanherrera2060]

God I love your channel dude, thank you for being you!

[@texugobr]

Great video, I use Moonlight as theme and its pretty good

[@alibinnaseer]

The default theme is the best

[@yungyoom9293]

"cursor animation: phase" and "smooth caret: on" (inside settings: makes vscode look and feel at least 10x smoother)

[@Cyapow]

Nice theme. I use phpstorm myself and use Materials oceanic theme with high contrast. Might try and make the switch to vs code once my license ends

[@iagod6660]

reason for lint instead of hint is probably because a a "Linter" checks for coding, HTML isn't coding, it's just a markup language, so he gives you a hint to make it better

[@suryaaytha7376]

I actually tried the theme "oceanic blue", I felt that great and suggest everyone try once

[@Chiramisudo]

I *am* subscribed Forrest, and have been for some years. You look much better with the shorter hair too BTW.

[@halifaxgoldeneye77]

I hope the astronomy crowd isn't too hard on you for pronouncing Andromeda that way! Great video.

[@codelanguages]

Very helpful video. Visual Studio Code is my go-to code software.

[@harryporter3116]

My favourite themes by far are the dark variants of Gruvbox Material and Everforest, both by the same guy as far as I know. They have softer contrast though, so probably not a super helpful recommendation, hey. For those who like less pop, though, I'd highly recommend either, especially the first. I actually don't mind ligatures either; I generally use JetBrains Mono day to day.

[@krazymeanie]

Jetbrains Mono? You, my friend, are a real one.

[@ahha4264]

for someone who try to get into linux community and choosing arch I would like to see video of setup arch for work enviroment for web development the more detail it get the better I dont care how long the video are I will watch the entire video also yes I do know there a better distro for beginner friendly but still I want the ultimate customize ability so yeah

[@somdobomk]

Gruvbox Dark Hard on everything possible! Victor Mono font ftw!

[@SpiritEdits]

BEM helper - if you into it Import cost Git graph - because I like see subways EditorConfig - because team work filesize - to snich budle size easily Gitlens - to execute guilt on teamworkers

[@royalcaster5204]

"Code Blue" very recommended color theme

[@hamzaelshennawy3429]

Winter is coming is a very good theme you should try it.

[@datkumar1024]

Some useful extensions: Import cost DotENV Thunder Client (Postman alternative)

[@gadzbi123]

I started using ArcoLinux 2 days ago and there is a lot to learn but it's very rewarding. Hope to see a vid with you leaving Windows Soon :)

[@Dalipkumar-wh5tz]

awesome video forest i really enjoyed the complete also gain some insight from you. thanks

[@praveendilruck1169]

Thank you bro Very important video❤️

[@brunofunnie]

TabNine is awesome, been using it for a while. Once you use it is impossible to stop, the same goes for the terminal, when you install "fish-like autosuggestions" with bash or zsh is impossible to not use it.

[@BilalAhmed-tw5cr]

i have issues with it , it makes all other extensions hang , have u ever encounted this issue or

[@brunofunnie]

@@BilalAhmed-tw5cr no, everything work fine, maybe is one of the other extensions that is conflicting with it, maybe the machine is out of resources (ram, disk) as well

[@izkuipers]

One thing you didn't cover is your font, because that's one thing I did customize in VSCode. My font is Source Code Pro and my theme is One Dark Pro Flat. Oh, and btw, F2 can also change tag names in React, Svelte, etc. Just put your cursor on a tag and hit F2, specify the new name and it'll update it.

[@satyamskillz]

This video is gold mine

[@naturalfps]

You can always use the Vim Hotkeys in VS Code if that's your cup of tea.

[@ramlaaal]

try "aesthetic" theme you'll love it.

[@paerra]

Comic Code font. I love it!

[@joseamayadev]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

[@TruthMatters626]

Dark+ (default dark) all day and all night

[@dq303]

dark modern also solid

[@slyseb]

I'm a bit late to the party, but I have been using and liking the Palenight Theme

[@rumoneanderson270]

I really want a collab between him and the primeagen

[@ScepticEngineer]

Fira Code is great when working in Elixir. Pipe functions look great

[@keithh7994]

moving the Side Bar to the right side is money.

[@andres3665]

Vs code with the vim extension is all I need.

[@thaddnarrative]

Thanks for this mannn

[@spencerwilson-softwaredeve6384]

vim mode in vscode is the best of both worlds

[@georgehammond867]

Default theme of VS Code is good, and USA is in Recession right now...good luck with that too.

[@Jrizy.]

LOVING that keyboard - what is it, if you don't mind me asking?

[@LanaCodes19]

Deepdark Material Theme is cool)

[@lauris5275]

live server one of the best things ever.

[@OMGZilka]

Vanilla theme baby!

[@g4anode]

I widen my vertical scrollbar with "editor.scrollbar.verticalScrollbarSize": 100 It makes changes, errors, bookmarks, etc easier to read since the scrollbar is divided into 3 columns.

[@ugurozlem6966]

Your keyboard is very nice, what are you using?

[@aarontech8048]

Thanks, Learning resources !

[@ahmed-osama2022]

Thanks a lot for sharing, It's a very helpful content 😃, I really have a question for you: Where did you learn react and nodejs??

[@ExpandedCuber]

The way he said Andromeda hurt my brain

[@fknight]

Sorry ☹️

[@PetePeteRepeat]

Call me basic but Community Material Theme: Darker is my current and favourite VSCode theme by a long way ;)

[@foo3268]

my fav theme is the blueberry series, I find them pleasing but banana has better contrast than the default one. I even built my site around banana blueberry.

[@bamideleemmanuel2036]

can you share a link to your site?

[@Mr.AmeliasDad]

What made you swap off of Arch? Also, I would be very interested in seeing that setup. Thanks for all you do!

[@taiebxr]

Anyways just too excited to see you back

[@RoflCopter101101101]

12:38 Sounds like a fun idea!

[@oscarcontreras]

Atom may have died, but my favorite color scheme will always be one dark.

[@darianmorat]

And Vim extension? And DarianTheme extension? Bro are awesome

[@rsdnt_of_kyiv]

Nice content! Thanks!

[@cosmincretu]

You're saying about a few extensions that they should be built in vscode, and also why they're not. VSCode is quite light the way it is now because of that, a lot of other people will never touch html or css with it, why should it be built in for them?

[@_tanzil_]

Obviously Dracula theme. Dracula has meaning in syntax highlighting. One dark pro is almost same, but there were some codes that dracula decided to highlight better which One dark pro just kept it default. So I use dracula.

[@lillyinthefield2787]

I wish you did this video for newbies