Keyboard shortcuts are an essential tool for developers, allowing them to perform tasks more quickly and efficiently without interrupting their flow. While most Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) come with a set of default shortcuts, customizing these shortcuts to fit your workflow can significantly enhance your productivity. In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to create custom keyboard shortcuts in popular IDEs like Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs (such as IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm), and Sublime Text. We’ll also discuss some best practices for choosing and managing shortcuts.
Keyboard shortcuts can help reduce the time it takes to perform common actions, such as navigating through code, opening files, or running tests. By minimizing the need to switch between the keyboard and mouse, shortcuts help maintain focus and improve coding speed.