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Gospel Lekia
Gospel Lekia

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Why I Built a Vscode Extension

A couple of times, we spend time tweaking VScode themes. It could be fun but sometimes tiring and time-consuming. I have travelled this road many times but went a little over the board this time, and why would I do that?

The need for a suitable theme

I have enjoyed using wonderful themes, from Material Theme to Monokai. I always wanted to change something in every theme, especially the colours to resonate with me and the comfort of my eyes.

A little adventure wouldn't hurt

During the close of the year, 2023 I decided to do something a little different from my usual development. I considered doing some design tasks, colour combinations and colour effects. It was nice to put it into practice. So boom, I built and published my Vscode theme extension.

The need to give back to the community

The tech community has always been awesome in open-source and sacrificial endeavours. Almost everyone has it in mind to give back to this wonderful community of love.

Final note

I enjoyed designing the theme. Some other time I will write about the process.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this episode πŸ™‚. To install on Vscode, search for Dukana.
Or check the marketplace.
Be kind to support my endeavours.

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Anmol Baranwal β€’

It would be great if you could share the process and the tech stack you followed. This information will be helpful for anyone interested in creating useful VSCode extensions.

Thanks!

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Gospel Lekia β€’

Thanks, @anmolbaranwal. I'm planning on doing that.

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Dev Geos β€’

Please share your worflow to do a vscode extention. maybe this could help me to make one for autocompletion

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Gospel Lekia β€’

Sure @dev_geos , this is on my table.

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Dev Geos β€’

Thanks my dear πŸ‘Œ

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