VisualStudioCode.Tips

A curated collection of tips, tricks, and shortcuts to boost your productivity in Visual Studio Code using C#/.NET

Summary

• Essential Extensions
• AWS Extension
• Additional Extensions
• Debug
• Themes Icon
• Themes Light
• CLI .NET
• Shortcuts
• Enable Zoom With 'Ctrl' + 'Scroll'
• References

Essential Extensions

• C# | https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csharp
• C# Dev Kit | https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit

AWS Extension

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AmazonWebServices.amazon-q-vscode

Additional Extensions

• NuGet Package Manager (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=aliasadidev.nugetpackagemanagergui)

• GitLens (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens)

• Roslynator (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=josefpihrt-vscode.roslynator)

• Visual Studio Keymap (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.vs-keybindings)

• C# Utilities (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=revrenlove.c-sharp-utilities)

Debug

https://learn.microsoft.com/pt-br/dotnet/core/tutorials/debugging-with-visual-studio-code?pivots=dotnet-8-0

Themes Icon

• Symbols (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=miguelsolorio.symbols)
• Catppuccin Icon (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Catppuccin.catppuccin-vsc-icons)

Themes Light

• Min Theme (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=miguelsolorio.min-theme)
• Night Owl (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sdras.night-owl)
• Noctis (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=liviuschera.noctis)
• Solarized (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ryanolsonx.solarized)
• Atom One Light (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=akamud.vscode-theme-onelight)

CLI .NET

Dotnet CLI Cheat Sheet** (https://cheatography.com/oba/cheat-sheets/dotnet-cli/)

Run application

dotnet run

Restore dependencies

dotnet restore

Build the application

dotnet build

Add a NuGet package

dotnet add package <PackageName>

List installed SDKs

dotnet --list-sdks

Shortcuts

Quick file navigation

Tip: You can open any file by its name when you type Ctrl+P (Quick Open).

Side Bar focus with keyboard shortcuts

• Press Ctrl+0 to put the focus in the Primary Side Bar
• Press Ctrl+1 to put the focus back in the editor

Command Palette

• Ctrl+Shift+P

Toggle Sidebar

• Ctrl+B

• Toggle Panel

• Ctrl+J

Enable Zoom With 'Ctrl' + 'Scroll'

1. Click on Settings

2. In the search box type 'editor.mouseWheelZoom' and mark 'true'

References

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editing/editingevolved

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/tips-and-tricks

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/csharp/get-started

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/introvideos/productivity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW3KoPkuWEA

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lucasvazz_como-dar-zoom-no-vscode-com-ctrl-scroll-activity-7019477945874276352-GSYg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAC2o7q0BUFr8jTvluznx-vSWQu_v671QLqQ