5 VS Code extensions that you might want to know
— my favorite extensions in Visual Studio Code
2 min readSep 7, 2020
1. Prettier - Code formatter
This is a popular extension that supports the formatting of JavaScript, TypeScript, and CSS
2. Rainbow Brackets
This syntax highlighting extension highlights brackets with different colors, it will help you identify which bracket belongs to which block.
3. Rainbow End
Highlight end with different colors.
4. Live Server
Instead of manually refreshing the page to see the changes you make when you’re executing Javascript code in your browser. This extension will help you to live a reload feature for dynamic content.
5. JavaScript (ES6) code snippets
A popular Javascript snippet extension provides ES6 syntax for JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, React, and Vue.