This pack of Visual Studio Code extensions includes many commonly used AL-Specific Extensions, along with a variety of other developer assisting extensions.
The pack can be downloaded and installed here: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sparebrainedideas.sparebrained-al-pack
Microsoft Extensions
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AL Language
The core AL Extension
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Powershell
Run Powershell scripts
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Docker
Manage/interact with local Docker systems
AL Extensions
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CRS AL Language
Super Useful Shortcuts, Snippits, Commands
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AL Variable Helper
Quickly create standard-compliant variables & more
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AZ AL DevTools / AL Code Outline
A collection of useful tools and shortcuts, like the wonderful Object Wizards and App Browser
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AL Toolbox
Powerful code actions to speed tasks
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AL CodeActions
More powerful code actions, like the amazing Extract Procedure functions
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AL Navigator
Rapid variable creation & easy navigation
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AL Test Runner
An essential helper for running Tests of functions straight from VSC against Dockers
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XLIFF Sync
built to synch .xlf files for AL Translations. A must have.
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AL Lint
For those of us that want to keep an eye on complexity
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AL Object ID Ninja
"Zero-configuration, dead-simple, no-collision object ID assignment for multi-user repositories."
General Utilities
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VS Code Icons
Nicer icons in the File Explorer panel
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Create GUID
Just a quick & easy GUID maker
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GitLens
TONS of information about the code pulled from Git. Never wonder "when did THAT line get added" again.
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Git History
Easily see the history of a file or workspace, rapidly review differences, etc.
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REST Client
An essential tool if you're doing API dev. You can run REST calls from files in VSC directly, no Postman required.
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Todo Tree
an overview of TODO tags in a workspace, along with highlighting and jump-to functionality
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Banner Comments Plus
Great for making big comments visible from the Minimap (Code Outline)
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Code Time
this is an amazing tracking tool so you can get Metrics on how you work in VSC (free signup required)
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Polacode
This tool helps you make beautiful screencaps of code chunks, excellent for blogs, emails, presentations
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Markdown All-In-One
Lots of keyboard shortcuts and helpers if you're editing Markdown files
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Markdown Preview Enhanced
A better preview panel for Markdown files
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DrawIO
a great little tool for doing up diagrams right inside VSC
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ExcelViewer
a super handy panel for previewing Excel and CSV data
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Remote Repositories
lets you quickly browse, search, edit, and commit to any remote GitHub repository directly from within Visual Studio Code without having to Clone the whole repo.
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CodeTour
record and playback guided tours of codebases, directly within the editor
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Git Graph
View a Git Graph of your repository, and easily perform Git actions from the graph. Configurable to look the way you want!
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Snippet Generator
Easily create snippets for use in VSCode.
With this many extensions, there's a lot of settings all at once.
While we'll eventually put a better guide here, this is excellent: https://navinsights.net/2020/12/07/13-vs-code-settings-to-save-you-time-in-al/
Enjoy!