How many times do you find yourself holding down left arrow while the cursor slowly moves towards the middle of the line so you can fix a typo or replace a word? I also prefer the difference of instead of using SHIFT as a modifier. I prefer my keybinding because it is the default in Eclipse, which is where I learned this shortcut. Think of it as an "undo/redo" for your cursor. This shortcut will move your cursor to where it was before/after, even across files. Now you want to go back to the previous file and re-read a line, but you can't remember which file it was or what line number.
Let's imagine you have 5 files open and you're trying to follow the code flow between files. I prefer my keybinding because "Line" starts with "L" so it's easier for me to remember CMD + L than CTRL + G. This is really helpful when you are dealing with larger files and need to find a specific line (maybe from the result of a stack trace while debugging). #Go to lineĪ lot of people don't realize almost all text editors have a Go To Line utility built in. I stick with the VS Code default for this one because it's what I started out using. VS Code default: OPTION + up/down arrow key.How often do you find yourself copy/pasting lines to move them up or down throughout a line? With this keyboard shortcut, you can simply use your arrow keys to move lines around. I prefer my keybinding over the VS Code default because I can press it with just my left hand. This shortcut also works on multiple lines, if you have multiple highlighted. This works, however a shortcut can make it much faster. #Delete line(s)īefore you utilize a delete line shortcut, you find yourself highlighting an entire line and then pressing backspace or delete. Preface: These shortcuts may not apply to some editors such as Vim, etc. The keyboard shortcuts I list in this article are OSX specific, but they should transfer over to Windows if you replace: I use VS Code as my IDE, but these shortcuts can be applied to any editor. Here are 5 keyboard shortcuts you can implement in any IDE to help navigate your code faster.
Highlight characters as you use start/end of word/line
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