How to use the Home Assistant config add-on for VSCode

I've resisted moving from Atom as a yaml editor as I was so used to its ease of use and its shortcuts. Every now and then I'd dable with VSCode but it was pretty overwhelming. Well, after several months of use, I'm pleased to announce that it's freak'n awesome, especially when you install a couple of add-ons that make Home Assistant yaml edits a breeze.

Contents of the video:

1. Home Assistant Config add-on 01:50
2. Atom Keymap add-on 04:00
3. Indent Rainbow add-on 05:20
4. Rainbow Brackets add-on 06:15
5. Home Assistant Tools 07:10
6. Home Assistant config in action 08:20
7. Global Search 11:30
8. File Search 14:05
9. Managing Tabs 15:10

P.S For those wanting mdi icon auto-complete like the VSCode Home Assistant add-on, simply search the extension library for materialdesignicons-intellisense and install that. Wait about 2 minutes for it to update and now when you type icon mdi: it will start searching the MDI icon library. Cool.

Enjoy.

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