While setting up a new development environment on my current machine for Visual Studio Code, I realized that the process and configurations I was applying could be valuable to share. This repository compiles each adjustment, setting, and customization I made to optimize productivity, coding workflow, and overall VS Code experience. I hope this collection of advanced settings and recommendations serves as a helpful reference for developers looking to fine-tune their editor.
All core features of this VS Code setup documentation have been fully developed and are ready to use. This repository was created to provide a comprehensive guide for developers looking to optimize their VS Code environment. The following list highlights the main features covered:
- Complete tutorial explaining each configuration line in settings.json
- Overview of recommended VS Code extensions (e.g., Dracula At Night, Material Icon Theme, Prettier)
- Advanced settings.json configurations for editor, workspace, and appearance
- Recommendations for productivity, workflow optimization, and editor customization
- Examples of editor personalization and theming
This repository provides a complete VS Code setup with advanced configurations. You can explore and apply these settings on your own machine following the steps below:
Make sure you have installed:
- Visual Studio Code
- Git (to clone the repository)
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/arturbomtempo-dev/vscode-advanced-settings.git-
Open the project folder in Visual Studio Code.
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You can view the complete configuration in the
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To apply or customize the settings on your own VS Code environment:
- Open the Command Palette (
Ctrl+Shift+P/Cmd+Shift+P) - Search for Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)
- Copy, modify, or adapt the settings from this repository
- Open the Command Palette (
- All settings are ready to use and include editor, workspace, appearance, and productivity optimizations.
- Extensions used (Dracula At Night, Material Icon Theme, Prettier) are recommended for full functionality.
The following tools, extensions, and frameworks were used to set up and optimize the Visual Studio Code environment featured in this repository:
- Visual Studio Code: The main code editor used for this setup. Provides a highly customizable environment for development, including extensions, themes, and workspace settings.
- Prettier: A code formatter used to maintain consistent code style across all supported languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, JSON, etc.). Automatically formats code on save for better readability and maintainability.
- APC Customize UI++: A VS Code extension that allows advanced customization of the editor UI, including title bar, editor panes, fonts, and spacing. Essential for personalizing the workspace layout.
- Material Icon Theme:: Provides a rich set of file and folder icons for VS Code, improving file navigation and visual organization in the Explorer panel.
- Dracula At Night Theme: A popular dark theme for VS Code, offering high contrast, vibrant colors, and a comfortable visual experience for long coding sessions.
- JetBrains Mono: The font used in the editor, chosen for readability and ligatures, enhancing the coding experience.
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