VS Code Tricks I Wish I Knew Earlier

Manpreet Singh
3 min readJul 8, 2022

Welcome back! VS Code is an awesome code editor, if you’re new to this editor, check out the link below to learn more about it:

So, let’s take a look at some awesome VS Code tricks you should take a look at!

Fast Scrolling

Another awesome trick within VS Code is fast scrolling, this allows you to quickly scroll within your editor. To do this trick, all you need to do is hold down ALT while scrolling, the default setting for the fast scrolling is 5X.

Bracket Pair Colorizer

Next up we have another package, this time it’s Bracket Pair Colorizer, another awesome package for VS Code. This specific package allows for colorizing brackets in your code! Check out the link below to learn more:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer

Zen Mode

Next up we have Zen Mode, this essentially removes a lot of the distractions from your view in VS Code. In order to access this specific…

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