[ichik]

This is an advice not just for VSCode, but for any editor essentially. If you use a file explorer side panel and you tend to toggle it on and off, set it to appear on the right side. This way it doesn't cause your main code view to jump around when you do it.

One more advice is installing vim mode extension and sticking with it for a few weeks. It takes some getting used to, but it is worth it.

[skydhash]

A better way is to learn the “Goto file” command for your editor, instead of a file explorer. A file explorer is required to get a feel of the codebase layout, and to do file operations. But for navigation, search is quicker. And if you can setup symbol search (when there’s no intellisense), it’s worth it.