After nearly a decade of coding in Visual Studio, a recent change in employment has put me in front of VS Code. The experience has had its ups and downs, so I thought I’d post a few pointers for anyone else who ends up in my situation. Moving beyond practical matters, I’d also like to take a moment to reflect on what the experience of weaning myself off Visual Studio has taught me. Zooming out further still, I close this post by considering what VS Code says about the state of the .NET ecosystem and try to put it all in perspective. If you can stomach all that, read on…
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Tom’s top 3… free upgrades for Visual Studio 2017
In a brief break from the ConTabs series, today I’d like to share my three favourite (free) ways to enhance Visual Studio. FiraCode and Solarized will make your code look great, as well as easier to read. Productivity Power Tools is an awesome collection of 15 extensions that each make Visual Studio that little bit better.