mousetraps/minimal-vs-settings

Collection of VS settings I use to give VS a more minimal feel during Node.js and C# development.

Minimal Visual Studio Settings

Collection of settings I used to configure a minimal environment for Node.js & C# development, as shown in our recent Connect video.

Note that this is tailored to my own personal preferences - and you could certainly make VS even more minimal (VS is insanely customizable) - but hopefully it still proves useful to some folks.

VS Settings

Right click and select save-as to download (or clone the repo yourself). You can import these settings into VS using Tools > Import and Export settings

• Menu bar and command bar settings: removes a bunch of menu bars and commands I found unnecessary.
• Window layout settings: positions of solution exporer, task panes, etc.

Extensions

• Hide Main Menu: get rid of the main menu bar to reduce visual clutter.
• Open Command-Line: open command lines really fast using Alt-Space

Other tips

• Make use of full-screen mode (Alt-Shift-Enter) during development

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