Here is the guide for windows and linux
Just as many of you, I have been working with Visual Studio Code for a long while now in projects using languages like Python, Javascript, Typescript,… With no doubts it is a great tool, but I have the feeling that I am not as productive as when I am working with Java using IntelliJ IDEA. Why is that?
The biggest difference is that I learnt most of the shortcuts that I need in intellij, so I barely use the mouse when programming, and that for me makes a huge difference. In intelliJ there is a great plugin called Key Promoter X that tells you the shortcuts for every action you do that could have been done with a shortcut, it is super easy to learn and remember the most used shortcuts. I couldn’t find any plugin like this for VS Code, if it exists, please, please, PLEASE, let me know in the comments!
As I know it is hard to go and check from time to time the cheat sheet of VS Code shortcuts, here is a compilation of the most used (by me) shortcuts that you(I) should remember first:
Here is the list of TOP 20 shortcuts, with images:
1- Command Palette: ⇧⌘P
2- Quick file open: ⌘P
3- Errors and warnings: Toggle window ⇧⌘M
navigate trhough errors with F8or ⇧F8
4- Toggle Terminal: ⌃`
5- Toggle Sidebar: ⌘B
6- Zen mode: ⌘K Z
Exit with Esc Esc
7- Open new tab: ⌘\
8- Switch tabs: ⌘1, ⌘2, ⌘3
9- Multicursor selection: Option+Click or ⌥⌘↑ / ⌥⌘↓
10- Next occurence selection: ⌘D
11- Select current line: ⌘L
12- Expand / shrink selection: ⌃⇧⌘← or ⌃⇧⌘→
13- Copy line up / down: ⇧⌥↑ or ⇧⌥↓
14- Move line up and down: ⌥↑ or ⌥↓
15- Document code format: ⇧⌥F
16- Go to definition: F12 or Cmd+click
17- Go to references: ⇧F12
18- Peek definition: ⌥F12
19- Navigation history: ⌃Tab
Navigate back and forward ⌃- and ⌃⇧-
20- Rename: F2
Extra: Configrue autosave
open settings ⌘, and search for autosave
Just as knowing the language and the paradigm you are working is a must, knowing the tools you are using in order to work effectively is also a important. It makes a difference.
