VS Code

Workflow

1. Confirm organization constraints for updates, tooling, and security policy.
2. Define workspace contract under version control.
3. Standardize settings scopes, profiles, and sync expectations.
4. Curate extension governance and performance diagnostics.
5. Configure language tooling, debugging, tasks, and automation.
6. Align local workflows with VCS and CI/CD expectations.
7. Establish remote development strategy where needed.
8. Track operational metrics and maintain troubleshooting runbooks.

Preflight (Ask / Check First)

• Stable vs Insiders policy and update cadence.
• OS and hardware mix across developer fleet.
• Repo size/profile (monorepo, polyrepo, generated assets, watcher pressure).
• Team language stack and required extension set.
• Security/privacy requirements for extensions and telemetry.
• Remote development needs (SSH, containers, WSL, Codespaces).