in videos or presentations) tools like Polacode or Carbon can be used to get the job done. You don't even have to leave your code editor! Especially when the inability to copy code is not an issue (e.g. So, how can that be useful? Well, if you're like me and you often need to showcase some pieces of your code, Polacode provides you with an easy way to do that.

Apart from that, you still have some options to configure it if you want. Given the number of VS Code themes available (you can read about some of them here), you shouldn't have any problems with choosing one for your shot. You simply drop your code, configure syntax highlighting and other settings, and you've got your shot! Polacode is inspired by it, with a difference being that instead of manual configuration, Polacode stylizes your images based on the very VS Code theme that you're using! You don't have to configure anything - you just set your theme-of-choice (or use the already-set one), select the file or piece of code that you want, and run the Polacode command. You might know Carbon - an online web app that does a similar thing. It's a simple extension that allows to quickly make beautiful images of your code. To organize this list a little, let's start with extensions that usefulness heavily depends on the way one uses his code editor. Without further ado, let's get on to the list! Polacode Example Polacode-generated image However, I hope that you'll find all (or at least some) of these extensions worth-installing or already installed in your favorite code editor. To be honest, this list is based solely on what I use almost every day in my workflow, so your preferences might still be a little different. To be a bit more specific, we'll look into what I consider 5 of the most essential VS Code extensions for web development. It received pretty positive feedback, and so today, we'll be doing something in a similar vibe. So, a while ago I've written a post, where I've compared, in my opinion, some of the best VS Code themes available.

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