Our generic setup steps for VS Code
Keyboard shortcuts
File > Preferences > Keyboard shortcuts
Transform to Uppercase
ctrl + shift + u
Transform to Lowercase
ctrl + shift + l
Settings
File > Preferences > Settings
Use tabs not spaces
Settings > Text editor > Insert spaces = OFF
Settings > Text editor > Detect Indentation = OFF
Turn off auto closing
Settings > Text Editor > Auto Closing Brackets = NEVER
Settings > Text Editor > Auto Closing Comments = NEVER
Settings > Text Editor > Auto Closing Quotes = NEVER
Commenting
Settings > Text Editor > Editor: Comments: Insert Space = OFF
Remove visually confusing icons in the explorer sidebar
Settings > workbench > Icon Theme > Minimal (Visual Studio Code)
Stop the xplorer pane combining single sub folders with \
Settings > Features > Explorer: Compact Folders
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