VS Code Shortcuts for Developers: The Complete Cheatsheet

Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P on Mac)
> Type filename (fuzzy match)
> Use @ to go to symbol: file@function
> Use : to go to line: file:42
> Use > to run command

1. Alt+Click (Option+Click) → place cursors anywhere
2. Ctrl+D (Cmd+D) → select next occurrence
3. Ctrl+Shift+L (Cmd+Shift+L) → select all occurrences
4. Ctrl+Alt+↓ (Cmd+Option+↓) → add cursor to next line

! → HTML5 boilerplate
div.container → <div class="container"></div>
ul>li*5 → 5 list items
header+main+footer → 3 sibling elements

Create custom snippets:
File → Preferences → User Snippets

Example (JavaScript):
"console.log": {
    "prefix": "clog",
    "body": "console.log('$1:', $1);",
    "description": "Log with label"
}

[
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+t",
        "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+a",
        "command": "workbench.action.quickOpen"
    },
    {
        "key": "f12",
        "command": "editor.action.revealDefinition",
        "when": "editorHasDefinitionProvider && editorTextFocus && !isInEmbeddedEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+r",
        "command": "editor.action.rename",
        "when": "editorHasRenameProvider && editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    }
]

{
    "key": "ctrl+enter",
    "command": "acceptSelectedSuggestion",
    "when": "suggestWidgetVisible && textInputFocus"
}

{
    "editor.cursorBlinking": "smooth",
    "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": true,
    "editor.smoothScrolling": true,
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.formatOnPaste": true,
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": true,
    "editor.quickSuggestions": {
        "other": true,
        "comments": false,
        "strings": false
    },
    "editor.suggestSelection": "first",
    "editor.acceptSuggestionOnCommitCharacter": false,
    "terminal.integrated.cursorBlinking": true,
    "workbench.tree.indent": 20,
    "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
    "files.autoSaveDelay": 1000
}