Verge Tech News

A lightweight Visual Studio Code extension that fetches the latest tech news from The Verge and displays articles in a Quick Pick menu. Select any article to read it instantly in your browser.

This extension uses public RSS feeds provided by The Verge. All content remains the property of its respective publisher. Visit theverge.com for full articles.

Features

• Fetches the latest tech articles from The Verge's RSS feed
• Displays article titles and descriptions in a searchable Quick Pick menu
• Opens selected articles in your default web browser
• Clean and minimal interface with no setup required

Usage

1. Open the Command Palette: Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS
2. Run: Blogs: Search Tech News
3. Browse and select a tech article
4. The article will open in your default browser

Extension Commands

Requirements

• VS Code 1.70+
• Internet connection to fetch the RSS feed

Installation (Manual)

1. Clone or download this repo
2. Run npm install to install dependencies
3. Press F5 in VS Code to launch the extension in a new Extension Development Host

Tech Stack

• VS Code Extension API
• Axios – HTTP client
• fast-xml-parser – XML to JSON parsing

Development

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js
• VS Code Extension Host

Then:

npm install
npm run compile