15 VSCode extensions for better Terraform Development

VSCode has become one of the popular Text editor now days, and one of the primary tools for DevOps Engineers to develop their solutions and running tasks. Using Terraform with VSCode can be productive and useful when you check the following 15 VSCode extensions to supercharged your Terraform Development.

Notes

- If you are new to DevOps and want to setup your MacOS with super powers for DevOps tasks, check my blog post [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop, also you can find VSCode section.

- You can use the same approach from AWS Cloud9 IDE, check how to connect VSCode to AWS Cloud 9, and install Terraform in my blog post [@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop

- Extensions installation methods - click on **install** link, or - Type cmd + shift + p to launch command palette and choose Extensions: Install Extension. Search for package and install.

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Changelog

| Date | Change | | ---------- | ------------ | | 05-05-2020 | Initial post |

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Demo

1. Terraform

Syntax highlighting, linting, formatting, and validation for HashiCorp's Terraform

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Mikael Olenfalk

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2. Terraform doc snippets

Terraform code snippets (>3400) straight from documentation for all provider resources and data sources. All providers in the terraform-providers org covered.

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Run at Scale

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3. Project Manager

Easily switch between projects

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Alessandro Fragnani

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4. Dash

Dash, Zeal and Velocity integration in Visual Studio Code. Dash [_an API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager for MacOS_] documentation integration for Visual Studio Code

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Budi Irawan

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5. GitLens — Git supercharged

Supercharge the Git capabilities built into Visual Studio Code — Visualize code authorship at a glance via Git blame annotations and code lens, seamlessly navigate and explore Git repositories, gain valuable insights via powerful comparison commands, and so much more.

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Eric Amodio

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6. Git Graph

View a Git Graph of your repository, and perform Git actions from the graph.

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: mhutchie

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7. gitignore

Language support for .gitignore files. Lets you pull .gitignore files from the https://github.com/github/gitignore repository.

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: CodeZombie

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8. Todo Tree

Show TODO, FIXME, etc. comment tags in a tree view

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Gruntfuggly

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9. Bookmarks

Mark lines and jump to them

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Alessandro Fragnani

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10. Better Comments

Improve your code commenting by annotating with alert, informational, TODOs, and more!

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Aaron Bond

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11. Bracket Pair Colorizer 2

A customizable extension for colorizing matching brackets

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: CoenraadS

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12. indent-rainbow

Makes indentation easier to read

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: oderwat

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13. Code Spell Checker

Spelling checker for source code

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Street Side Software

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14. Markdown All in One

All you need to write Markdown (keyboard shortcuts, table of contents, auto preview and more)

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: Yu Zhang

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15. markdownlint

Markdown linting and style checking for Visual Studio Code

- **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **[@portabletext/react] Unknown block type "span", specify a component for it in the `components.types` prop** - **Publisher**: David Anson

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**_If you feel there are more extensions that we can add to the list, please leave a comment below._**