However, VS Code’s endless customizability is what truly sets it apart from its rivals, and there’s a barrage of extensions you can add to the code editor to boost its functionality even further.

VS Code’s settings can be a labyrinth to spelunk through and modify. It’s even less fun if you’re looking for the same settings time and again, to toggle them on or off depending on the case.

For example, when wrestling with how to display JSON data in a list view, I want to make sure the URL I'm using for a GET request to a REST API is actually returning data and see exactly how that JSON ...