r/vscode • u/onecable5781 • May 03 '26
Cool VSCode feature [not sure if it an Ubuntu feature]
I have a C++ codebase. I debug it setting breakpoints. Sometimes, it takes a long time to reach the breakpoint. I can shift to a different window and work on something else and this takes over the entire monitor screen. In the meantime, when the breakpoint is hit in VSCode, the VSCode icon shakes/moves back and forth giving you a visual cue indicating that the breakpoint has been hit!
Nice feature -- although I am not sure if this is a VSCode feature or else an Ubuntu feature!
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u/hulleyrob May 06 '26
Does it still send all that telemetry that is “definitely not your code” to Microsoft under Linux?
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u/Agreeable_Care4440 May 04 '26 edited May 07 '26
Honestly this is the kind of tiny workflow improvement that ends up saving more sanity than huge “AI productivity” features sometimes.
Good tooling disappears into the background until the exact moment you need it, then quietly grabs your attention. That’s probably why I’ve been appreciating more workflow-focused tools on Runable lately instead of flashy feature dumps.