At the core of my development is VSCode, iterm2, and zsh. What killer app got me to stick with VSCode? Probably the integrated terminal - and this sickness…

VSCode’s killer app

I realised that i relied a ton on terminal history, and as i ssh’ed my way to different places, I would lose it. so i started to use vscode and execute my “notes” in the integrated terminal. that way i had something that persisted across machines. here’s the crux:

# run line in console
ctrl + b

You can do this by setting:

VSCODE keybindings
        { "key": "ctrl+shift+b", "command": "workbench.action.terminal.runActiveFile" },
        { "key": "ctrl+b", "command": "workbench.action.terminal.runSelectedText" },

VSCODE Plugins I actually use

• FindItFaster # this is a new one! fuzzy search.
• python
• trailing spaces
• prettify json
• prettier
• yaml support by redhat
• python extension pack
• indent rainbow
• indenticator
• markdown lint

more shortcuts i will use too

# Move around 5x as fast
alt + arrow left/right

# Select from cursor to end of line
ctrl + shift + right

# Goto line
ctrl + g

# Switch to and from terminal/text
ctrl + `

# Multi cursor
cmd + option + up/down

# Top of file, bottom of file
command + up/down

# Go to beginning of line, go to end of line
command + e

# Select all
command + a

# Select from cursor to beginning of line
ctrl + shift + right

# Select from cursor to beginning of file
ctrl + shift + up

# Select from cursor to end of file
ctrl + shift + down

# Select full current line
cmd + l

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Select from cursor to end of line great for a nice little chord. For example, ctrl + shift + right + del will delete the line...

VSCODE settings

User Settings

{
    "editor.renderWhitespace": "boundary",
    "window.zoomLevel": 0,
    "editor.multiCursorModifier": "ctrlCmd",
    "terminal.integrated.cursorStyle": "underline",
    "terminal.integrated.cursorBlinking": true,
    "terminal.integrated.scrollback": 5000
    "editor.rulers": [80, 120],
    "python.linting.pylintArgs": [
        "--ignore=E302,E221,E201,W291,E123,E126,E202,E203,E303,E225"
    ],
    "workbench.editor.enablePreview": false,
    "python.linting.flake8Args": ["--ignore=E501", "--verbose"]
}