VSCode mass extension installation

How many ways are there to install a couple of public essential VSCode solutions for new members of a development team?

Note: ideally, the installation will be part of the onboarding process, so using workspaces is not very feasible since it is only restricted to one project.

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Publish/Use an extension pack on the market place

Make an extension pack + publish it on the marketplace

• https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2017/03/07/extension-pack-roundup
• https://www.software.com/src/how-to-create-an-extension-pack-for-visual-studio-code

Pros	Cons
user can just search on the market place and install	fully public
requires the team to maintain a VSCode market place account

Run a command

VSCode has a --install-extension option on the CLI where you can install extensions with their marketplace id.

example: code --install-extension dbaeumer.vscode-eslint --install-extension dbaeumer.vscode-eslint

• https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/command-line#_working-with-extensions

Pros	Cons
0 maintenance of any accounts or code	VSCode needs to exist on the system PATH (i.e. zip versions need extra work)

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Let's discuss any other options that exist!