VSCode

Settings Precedence

• User → Workspace → Folder — later overrides earlier
• .vscode/settings.json per project — overrides user settings
• "editor.formatOnSave" in workspace overrides user — can be confusing
• Multi-root workspaces need per-folder settings — or root .code-workspace file
• Some settings only work in user — "terminal.integrated.shell" is user-only

Formatter Conflicts

• Multiple formatters for same language — set "[language]": {"editor.defaultFormatter": "id"}
• Prettier vs ESLint both formatting — disable one: "prettier.enable": false in ESLint projects
• Format on save runs wrong formatter — explicit defaultFormatter required
• .editorconfig overrides some settings — can conflict with extension settings

Debugger Setup

• launch.json needed for most debugging — can't just press F5
• "cwd" relative to workspace root — not launch.json location
• "program" path wrong — use ${workspaceFolder}/path/to/file
• Node.js: "skipFiles" to avoid stepping into node_modules
• Compound configurations for multi-process — "compounds" array in launch.json