Initial Configuration

Browser

• We use Chrome as our primary browser for development. Firefox is also allowed but it makes things a bit more difficult.
• Install the following extensions (hover for more information):
  • Consent-O-Matic
  • Stylus
  • uBlock Origin Lite
• Also interesting for you:
  • Dark Reader
  • uBlacklist
  • Search Fixer for YouTube
  • SponsorBlock for YouTube
  • Return YouTube Dislike
• Drag & drop the following links to your bookmarks bar for quick access:
• Toggle dev tools with: F12
• Press ESC to also open the console ()

Windows

• Right click taskbar > Taskbar settings > Toggle "widgets" off
• Press Win + V. Turn on clipboard history.
• 6th year: Install WinRar

Visual Studio Code

Extensions

• Press Win + S. Then type VSC and press enter
• Drag the VSC window and snap it to the right side of your screen. Then choose to have the browser on the left side.
• You can change the proportions by clicking and dragging the dividing line between the two windows.
• Open the "files" folder using the explorer in VSC.
• Open the "extensions" tab in VSC (icon with blocks, in the sidebar).
• Download the gotalentextensions...vsix file.
• Then, drag the download right from the download panel into the extensions panel in VSC.
• Let it do it's magic.
• Press CTRL + SHIFT + P inside VSC to open the command palette.
• Type Show keyboard shortcuts and press enter (you probably don't have to type the whole sentence).

Settings

• Download the vsc-user-settings.json file.
• Open the file by dragging it in the main editor area. Copy the contents of the file.
• Press CTRL + SHIFT + P to open the command palette.
• Type User Settings JSON and press enter.
• We'll run through the settings together just to be sure

"Keyboard shortcuts"

• Download the keybindings.json file.
• Open the file by dragging it in the main editor area. Copy the contents of the file.
• Press CTRL + SHIFT + P to open the command palette.
• Type Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON) and press enter.
• Paste the copied keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts make sure that when you CTRL + TAB that it happens in chronological order.

Add shortcuts

• Add commonly used folders to your quick access in file explorer. This will make it easier to navigate to the files you need.
• Right click VSC and other programs you use often in the taskbar and choose "Pin to taskbar". This will make it easier to open them in the future.

Final notes

Next: Typing Lessons