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Easy to Change

Easy to Change

nolanbradshaw

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Easy to Change

"Did the thing I just did make the overall system easier or harder to change? Do it when you save a file. Do it when you write a test. Do it when you fix a bug." - David Thomas, Andrew Hunt in The Pragmatic Programmer

Installation

  1. Open the Extensions View in VS Code:

    • Click on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window.
    • Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut:
      • Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + X
      • macOS: ⇧⌘X
  2. Search and install the extension:

    • Search for Easy to Change.
    • Select it and click install.
  3. Install:

    • Click the Install button.

Supported File Extensions

By default, EasyToChange supports editing the following file types:

  • .cpp
  • .cs
  • .go
  • .java
  • .js
  • .jsx
  • .kt
  • .php
  • .py
  • .rb
  • .rust
  • .swift
  • .ts
  • .tsx
  • .vb

Configuring Extra File Extensions

You can configure additional file extensions to support through VS Code settings:

  1. Open VS Code settings.
  2. Search for Easy to Change
  3. Click edit in settings.json
  4. Include extra extensions configuration in the file and save.

Example Configuration

{
    "easyToChange.extraExtensions": [
        ".json",
        ".html",
        ".md"
    ]
}
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