VS Code Tips and Tricks

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VS Code checklist of concrete, usable items: enable screencast mode to show keyboard shortcuts; set Auto Save to afterDelay (1s) to avoid lost edits; move panels (debug console, search, problems) into the Activity Bar or panel for side‑by‑side views; set default language for untitled files to Markdown or current editor; pin tabs and enable wrap tabs to tame many open files; turn on Settings Sync via GitHub; use the javascript debug terminal, logpoints and Chrome attach for full server+client debugging; take a performance profile or use the VSCode.js Profile Flame extension to find the slow function.

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1. 0:00Introduction to tips
2. 2:53Customizing the UI
3. 12:13File and tab management
4. 16:09Settings sync
5. 18:19Intellisense shortcuts
6. 22:17JavaScript debugger
7. 28:39Performance profiling
8. 31:47Closing and resources

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