I use github.dev for a lot of my programming work because I don't like downloading programs. As such, I would not like to download either the vscode app or yeoman. Can I make my own extension inside github.dev (perhaps using the .vscode folder?)? I've read a bunch of documentation, but all of it seems to hinge on using yeoman.

CodePudding user response：

You don't need Yeoman to create an extension. Yeoman is just a scaffolding tool, and only helps you in the initial process. Instead, you could simply copy/clone any other extension that seems similar to your need, and update it to make it the way you want.

Back to github.dev, unfortunately, you won't be able to use it to develop your extension, simply because it does not allow debugging. Without that, you won't be able to test your extension. Also, you will still need to install vsce, which is responsible for bundling/publishing the extension.

Instead, you should use services like Codespaces or Gitpod, because once they provide you a remote server, you could install yeoman and vsce there. But, services like Codespaces and Gitpode uses desktop-like extensions, and Github.dev/vscode.dev uses web-like extensions, which are a bit different (https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/web-extensions)

Hope this helps