I show how to set up VS Code with these themes, extensions and settings in the first section of the course, in lectures Setting Up Our Code Editor and Installing Additional VS Code Extensions. But for your convenience, here is a quick list of everything you need in order to set up VS Code to follow the course.
I use the One Monokai
in all the course videos. This is a free theme, similar to my personal favourite Monokai Pro. Link →
Auto Close Tag
to automatically close HTML tags. Link →
Auto Rename Tag
to automatically update matching HTML tags. Link →
Color Highlight
to highlight colors in CSS code. Link →
Image Preview
to display an image preview next to the code Link →
Prettier
to automatically format code. Link →
Live Server
to create a live preview for the current project. Link →
Auto Save
set to onFocusChange
, to automatically save files
Default Formatter
set to Prettier - Code formatter (esbnp.prettier-vscode)
, to enable the Prettier extension to format our code
Format on Save
set to true
, to have Prettier format our code each time we save it
Word Wrap
set to on
, to avoid vertical scrollbars for long content
Tab Size
set to 2
, for better code readability