5 VS Code extensions for new Discord Bot Devs
Howdy @everyone! Discord Bots look cool and quite magical to code at the same time. But what if someone says that this can be made easy to some extent.
Yes! Some extensions are really useful when you are doing something related to your lovely platform.
Here are the four extensions for Visual Studio Code.
Why Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is undoubtedly the most popular IDE loved by developers across the globe.
According to the StackOverflow survey, more than 71% of developers use VScode as their primary IDE.
So in this blog, you will know about some of the finest VScode extensions for your work.
#1 Discord Theme
Being a discord bot developer ties you around discord and the codespace.
This keeps you within the blurple discord palette and we know you love it. And hence, the extension of the discord theme is here.
This extension gives you similar vibes to the dark mode discord palette which makes it look more modern and robust.
Installation:
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
ext install tanmay.discord-theme
click the set color theme button on top
then choose the color theme from the popup menu
reload VS code.
#2 Discord Rich Presence
Don't you wanna be the cool kid in the class? Discord Rich Presence extension generates the activity status of your codespace. The Rich Presence has timelapse, repository details, error counts, and an attractive modern design. All you need is to install the extension and add the VsCode as activity status from your discord.
Installation:
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
ext install LeonardSSH.vscord
#3 Discord Tools
How much time does it take to code a simple discord bot manually? What if all this is done with a few lines of commands. Discord Tools is a Visual Studio Code extension to code Discord bots more easily. Discord Tools is a multipurpose extension. Providing Discord chat in VsCode, generating a bot template, code snippets, themes just with one extension.
Installation:
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
ext install Darkempire78.discord-tools
#4 Material Icon Theme
Ever wanted to make your codespace organized?
The material icon theme extension shows little icons before your directory names and filenames. The file extensions will have a custom icon which makes it much easier to navigate the code and find the file or folder that you searched for.
Even directories can have their specific icons based on their names and purpose.
Installation:
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
ext install PKief.material-icon-theme
#5 discord.py Code Snippets
Among the discord bot devs, Python programmers play a major role. Their bots are packed with several features and minimal AI. For such developers, Discord.py Code Snippets works best. This helps them easily create the cogs, commands and events with its handy snippets.
This extension keeps the developer centered with the work as it is only for python.
Installation:
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
ext install WasiMaster.discord-py-snippets
And Boom!
You are ready with all the stuff that will give you an immense experience while creating a discord bot that gets offline after some time. Wait! What? Why does it get offline? Well, we will talk about bot hosting in upcoming blogs.
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