Chapter 5: 10 Must-have VS Code Extensions for JavaScript Developers

by Michael Wanyoike

In this article, I’ll focus on a list of must-have VS Code extensions for JavaScript developers.

Visual Studio Code is undoubtedly the most popular lightweight code editor today. It does borrow heavily from other popular code editors, mostly Sublime Text and Atom. However, its success mainly comes from its ability to provide better performance and stability. In addition, it also provides much needed features like IntelliSense, which were only available in full-sized IDEs like Eclipse or Visual Studio 2017.

The power of VS Code no doubt comes from the marketplace. Thanks to the wonderful open-source community, the editor is now capable of supporting almost ...

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