How do I enable format on save in VS Code for React?
Set 'editor.formatOnSave' to true in your VS Code settings and select Prettier as the default formatter. Your code will be formatted automatically every time you save.
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Prettier for formatting, ESLint for catching errors, and an ES7+ React snippets extension for boilerplate. These three cover the essentials most React beginners need.
Very. ESLint catches unused variables, missing useEffect dependencies, and hooks rule violations as you type, which prevents a large share of beginner bugs.
Yes. Emmet abbreviations work in JSX files and expand into markup, which speeds up writing components. It is built into VS Code, you just need to use it.
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