Following are some of the shortcuts that i use :

1. CTRL + B to toggle the sidebar ( which contains folders hierarchy )
2. While using Python, I need terminal to run the program. which I can toggle by using CTRL + ~
3. CTRL + SHIFT + P
   1. select the language mode ( Once I created the new file )
   2. Delete the line
   3. Change color themes
4. For single Line comment, use CTRL + /
5. For Multi-Line comment , use SHIFT + ALT + A

CTRL or cmd + Shift + P

Almost everything else is available from there.

CTRL + SHIFT + F for auto format.

CTRL + SPACE for Intelisense.

PS: There is a cheat sheet in the docs.

Shrink and expand selection:

Windows: shift + alt, then left or right key.

Mac: shift + control, then left or right key.

When you're inside a function, class or a CSS style definition, and don't want to touch mouse to select the entire scope of that function.

Also identifies nested scopes, so you can go to and select entire "upper" scope by repeatedly presing the shortcut.

You can use control-w to close a vscode tab, just like chrome.

Also if you use the following custom keybindings you can go between tabs with control-1/2/3 like chrome:

{ "key": "ctrl+1", "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex1" }, { "key": "ctrl+2", "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex2" }, { "key": "ctrl+3", "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex3" }, { "key": "ctrl+4", "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex4" }, { "key": "ctrl+5", "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex5" }, { "key": "ctrl+6", "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex6" }, { "key": "ctrl+7", "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex7" }, { "key": "ctrl+8", "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex8" }, { "key": "ctrl+9", "command": "workbench.action.openEditorAtIndex9" },