10 Visual Studio Code Shortcuts To Boost Productivity EP1

Tom Smykowski
3 min readFeb 4, 2024

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If you’re using VSCode for Javascript, Typescript, React, Python or any other technology you may find yourself being accustomed to use only the necessities for your work.

However, Visual Studio Code comes with many features that are hidden from the plain sight and go far beyond CTRL+V.

In fact there are many keyboard shortcuts in VSCode that make like easier and more productive. They won’t pay the bills, but surely make coding hell easier.

So today I want to present to you the first pack of ten VSCode keyboard shortcuts. It’s a new series that will help you learn shortcuts with ease and at good steady pace. Here we go:

1. CTRL + X

2. CTRL + C

3. CTRL + SHIFT + K

4. CTRL + ENTER

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Tom Smykowski

Software Engineer & Tech Editor. Top 2% on StackOverflow, 3mil views on Quora. Won Shattered Pixel Dungeon.