Chapter 13: Working with Extensions in Visual Studio
We cannot deny that Visual Studio’s native functionality for performing tasks, as we have seen so far, is phenomenal. However, there may be times when you want to extend the capabilities of the IDE with simple features, such as applying a new theme with custom colors, or complex functionality, such as code-refactoring tools.
It is in these cases where Visual Studio extensions are of great help, which is why we will dedicate an entire chapter to an analysis of their use.
The main topics we will see are as follows:
- Working with the extensions tool
- Searching for and installing extensions
- Reviewing Visual Studio Marketplace
- Setting up extensions
- Creating a new theme as an extension
Let’s start our tour through the extensibility of Visual Studio, thanks to extensions.
