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10 VS Code Extensions To Become The Ultimate DeveloperšŸ”„

Anthony Max on May 23, 2025

TL;DR Often, when working on HMPL.js, I use some extensions that help to make the code faster and easier. In this article, I would like ...
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Deividas Strole

I like GitHub Copilot because it makes coding faster and more efficient by suggesting code snippets, completing functions, and even generating entire blocks of code based on simple comments or prompts. It feels like having a smart assistant that understands the context of what I'm working on and helps reduce repetitive tasks. Copilot also helps me learn new coding techniques by showing different ways to solve problems, which is especially useful when working with unfamiliar languages or frameworks. Overall, it boosts productivity and makes programming more enjoyable.

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Nevo David

tbh i always get curious seeing what other people keep in their setup. you think habits or the tools end up making the biggest difference in how fast you improve?

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Anthony Max

Habits, I think.

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Nawab Kumar Sarraf

I would also add Typescript

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Anthony Max

Well, that's just too obvious.

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eren can Sinecan

Well done

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Abhinav Shinoy

Awesome list!

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Anthony Max

Thanks’

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Dotallio

Solid list! I can't work without Copilot and Tabnine lately, but I'm curious if anyone's using new AI-powered extensions that just dropped this year?

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Anthony Max

Thanks! If they are promoted, maybe someone uses them.

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ahmad sameer

This list is all AI generated lmao

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Anthony Max

I wrote this myself, a bot won’t generate such text.

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ahmad sameer

My brother in Christ it's so obvious, maybe you changed some stuff but the numbering, the use of some punctuation, the formatting, it's all chatGPT like.

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Host Scripter

Thanks for the insights. Very nice!

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Spyros Ponaris

Awesome . Thanks for sharing !

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Prog. Kanishk Raj

I'm Creating my own šŸ’€ā˜ ļø

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Anthony Max

This is commendable, I think.

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Data with Johnson

I like project manager, but Gitlens is a paid plugin.

Awesome list though.

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anxpara

Freemium actually

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Aiviraj Rajput

Github Copilot is very useful for daily usages

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Aida Said

Nice article

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Anthony Max

Thanks!

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Rock Brown

I am so thankful that my jub has nothing to do with JavaScript... But I guess JS is better than COBOL....

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Ruqaiya Beguwala

Gitlens will always be my favourite!

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Anthony Max

Good choice

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Hamza Abbasi

Very Nice.

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Tahsin Abrar • Edited

Loved this lineup! Each extension feels like a power-up tiny tools that bring massive gains in speed, focus, and workflow. Minimal setup, maximum impact. Thanks for sharing!

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Anthony Max

I agree, extensions make you a bit stronger as a programmer

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Lalwani21

Thanks a lot for those

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Hamza Abbasi

Its Awesome list I like thanks

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Mambo

You did it! VS Code extensions really boost productivity. Technically, you can write code anywhere, even in simple editors like TextPad.

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Anthony Max

Of course, it would have been possible to add Auto Close Tag and other such plugins, but I think this is quite good. What would you add?

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Nawab Kumar Sarraf

More extensions needed

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Miro Doporto

ProTip, Augmented blew apart every new coder assist I tried even Cline what they did in a month it did in a week and fixed a lot of bad code, which I knew was their but wait to clean up at end. Divide project into blocks, I make it write documentation after every successfully function is created and done. As to let it know it's not to redo make or break that feature so notes how we made it in detail and where we are at in progress of 100% of goals so ya know if ya go backwards and have it leave itself notes on next steps than I New Chat, Augmented is amazing way cheaper the way it works, more efficient and built a stack operational in our back and front. 600 messages to start I used 650... They give an extra 50 community which barely covered me. But I'd pay extra for next round cause this techniques if fire fast. I was in hell with Claude Vo Repplit GPT all Claude base can eat a ton can That dude is pure evil. Most definitely
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Gaurav Khurana

bit.ly/ghcpplaylist - github copilot is awesome with vscode

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AIQuant Labs

Nice!

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AIQuant Labs

Nice!

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Gaurav Khurana

Github copilot is just awesome. I have covered its various capabilities here

All about Github Copilot with VSCode - your AI programmer