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Daniel Bellmas
Daniel Bellmas

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Productivity Boost with Cmd+. / Ctrl+.

The light bulb icon 💡 means that VS Code found a possibility to refactor the code. It can be accessed by pressing ⌘ Cmd+. / ⌃ Ctrl+.

There are many more little quick fixes, but here are some I frequently use:

Remove braces

Remove braces


Add braces

Add braces


Extract to a constant/function

Extract to a constant


Extract Type/Interface

Extract Type/Interface


Remove unused imports

There are many more little quick fixes options.


Add a missing import

Add a missing import


Add all missing imports

Add all missing imports


Convert then to async await

Convert then to async await


Bonus Productivity Tip ⚡️

By pressing F2, the variable's name will be changed everywhere it is referenced.

Renaming

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Lars Grammel

Great tips! I've written an extension that adds more quick fixes and keyboard shortcuts, maybe you find it useful too: JavaScript Refactoring Assistant

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Daniel Bellmas

Niceee,Thank you 🙏🏼