vscode initial set-up settings.json

settings.json

{
  // Don't track or bother me
  "telemetry.telemetryLevel": "off",
  "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,

  // Turn off interface features
  "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
  "workbench.statusBar.visible": false,
  "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,

  // Make unsaved tabs extremely obvious
  // alternatively... just auto-save
  "workbench.editor.highlightModifiedTabs": true,
  "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
    "tab.activeModifiedBorder": "#ffff00",
    "tab.inactiveModifiedBorder": "#ffff00",
    "tab.unfocusedActiveModifiedBorder": "#ffff00",
    "tab.unfocusedInactiveModifiedBorder": "#ffff00"
  },

  // Text management
  "editor.rulers": [
    80
  ],
  "editor.detectIndentation": false,
  "editor.tabSize": 2,
  "editor.renderWhitespace": "all",
  "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,

  // Start-up window management
  "workbench.startupEditor": "newUntitledFile",
  "window.restoreWindows": "none",
  "window.openFoldersInNewWindow": "on",
  "window.openFilesInNewWindow": "on",

  // Terminal tweaks
  "terminal.integrated.confirmOnExit": "hasChildProcesses",
  "terminal.integrated.persistentSessionScrollback": 0
}