home

⚙️ Visual Studio Code

This guide covers setting up Visual Studio Code (VS Code) with the best extensions for full-stack development using:

• 🌐 Front-end: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React
• 🐍 Back-end: Python, FastAPI

---

🧩 What is Visual Studio Code?

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a lightweight but powerful source code editor available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It includes built-in support for JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and has a rich ecosystem of extensions for many other languages and tools.

🔗 Download: https://code.visualstudio.com/

---

🔌 Essential Extensions by Category

🌐 Front-End (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React)

Extension	Identifier	Description
✅ Live Server	ritwickdey.LiveServer	Launch a local development server with live reload for static files.
✅ Prettier - Code Formatter	esbenp.prettier-vscode	Auto-format your code (HTML, CSS, JS, React) consistently.
✅ ESLint	dbaeumer.vscode-eslint	JavaScript/React linting using your project’s ESLint config.
✅ JavaScript (ES6) Snippets	xabikos.JavaScriptSnippets	Snippets for writing modern JS faster.
✅ React Snippets	dsznajder.es7-react-js-snippets	Shortcuts for React components and hooks (rafce, useEffect, etc.).
✅ Auto Rename Tag	formulahendry.auto-rename-tag	Auto-renames paired HTML/JSX tags as you edit.
✅ Auto Close Tag	formulahendry.auto-close-tag	Automatically closes HTML/JSX tags.
✅ Path Intellisense	christian-kohler.path-intellisense	Autocompletes filenames and paths in import statements.
✅ CSS Peek	pranaygp.vscode-css-peek	Jump to CSS class and ID definitions from HTML.
✅ HTML CSS Support	ecmel.vscode-html-css	Adds CSS class and ID support inside HTML files.
✅ Tailwind CSS IntelliSense (if using Tailwind)	bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss	IntelliSense for Tailwind CSS utility classes.
✅ Color Highlight	naumovs.color-highlight	Highlights CSS color codes right in your editor.

---

🐍 Back-End (Python + FastAPI)

Extension	Identifier	Description
✅ Python	ms-python.python	Core support for Python including IntelliSense, linting, debugging.
✅ Pylance	ms-python.vscode-pylance	High-performance language support for Python.
✅ Python Environment Manager	donjayamanne.python-environment-manager	Easily manage and switch Python virtual environments.
✅ Black Formatter	ms-python.black-formatter	Formats Python code using the Black style guide.
✅ isort	ms-python.isort	Automatically sorts Python imports.
✅ FastAPI Snippets	mrorz.fastapi-snippets or custom snippets	Quickly scaffold FastAPI routes and responses.
✅ REST Client	humao.rest-client	Send HTTP requests and test FastAPI endpoints directly inside VS Code.
✅ Thunder Client	rangav.vscode-thunder-client	GUI REST client (lightweight Postman alternative) built into VS Code.

---

🧠 Final Tips

• 🖥️ Use multiple workspaces or folders for frontend/backend code (e.g., frontend/ and backend/)
• 🧪 Combine REST Client or Thunder Client with your FastAPI endpoints for smooth testing
• 🧹 Use Prettier, Black, and ESLint together for clean, consistent code across languages
• 🔍 Leverage IntelliSense powered by extensions like Pylance and Tailwind CSS

---

✅ Conclusion

With the right VS Code extensions, your full-stack development workflow becomes faster, more organized, and a lot more enjoyable. Whether you’re building with HTML/CSS/React on the frontend or Python/FastAPI on the backend, VS Code can be fully tailored to support your stack.

Happy coding! 🎯

---