Optimizing Visual Studio Code for PowerShell, 2023 Edition

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Demonstrates concrete VS Code changes that actually speed PowerShell work: timeline view keeps per‑file save history locally (with optional cloud changes sync), profiles export complete settings + extensions, and user‑level launch configurations remove per‑repo boilerplate. Shows real autocompletion fixes (namespaces, classes, enums, splatting refactors via the Editor Services command suite), a working debug UX (scoped variable panes, run‑to‑cursor, inline variable hints), and an opinionated PowerShell extension pack with ~20,000 downloads — all proven live on PowerShell 7.3/7.4.

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1. 0:00Optimizing VS Code for PowerShell
2. 2:52Introduction
3. 6:39VS Code interface and settings
4. 10:07PowerShell extension pack
5. 11:31Local file revisions timeline
6. 15:06Profiles for isolated environments
7. 21:46Debugging improvements
8. 27:16User launch configurations
9. 37:09Intellisense in PowerShell
10. 52:12Variable typing in scripts
11. 1:00:19Output type inference
12. 1:19:36Debugging features
13. 1:29:24Run to cursor
14. 1:31:28VS Code philosophy

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