[a_wild_dandan]

VS Code:

* Opens a welcome tab anytime you open a project

* Pops up unsolicited toast notifications for new file extensions, "we have extensions which can help you with that file type!"

* Opens "what's new" type tabs anytime it updates

* Starts the "jumping up and down" MacOS dock animation for sometimes trivial problems

I could list more examples, but suffice it to say, this is...not ideal. I love VS Code, so for fresh/unsync'ed installs I'm willing to meticulously trawl through its settings, twiddling various knobs to disable these multifarious annoyances. But hey, it's worth it (to me).

[leshenka]

I learned to smash escape button as soon as I see something spawning in the bottom-right corner of the screen

I haven't missed anything critical yet.

> Opens "what's new" type tabs anytime it updates

this happens once a month maybe and sometimes it's actually something useful. Realistically though, it's just another ⌘W. By the way, look at the `update.showReleaseNotes` setting

> Opens a welcome tab anytime you open a project

I don't have this behavior on my computer, it's just empty file or whatever was opened last time