So, it’s been almost a couple of weeks now of hardcore Visual Studio Code (VSC) usage on my part. I have to say, it’s fantastic. Not a single crash after a solid two weeks of varied development (CloudFormation, Python, shell, and HCL (Terraform)) and at some points, intense Git activity with different repositories and different SCM endpoints. It’s easily 30% more performant than my Atom environment ever was.

The rock solid Git integration is the one feature I appreciate the most. It really works well with everything I do on a regular basis. I did install the GitEasy package just to see if it added anything beyond the built-in support. So far, I only use one GitEasy command reliably, and that’s GitEasy:PushCurrentBranchToOrigin.

I’ve also been able to increase my normal productivity after I installed a marketplace extension called “macros“. I use macros to automate combinations of git commands I often chain together manually (as well as any other keybindings I see fit to construct).

Nice job, Microsoft. I think that’s the first time I’ve said those words after nearly 30 years in technology.