20 VS Code shortcuts for Mac and Windows users to 10X productivity

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Here are 20 keyboard shortcuts that can help increase your productivity in Visual Studio Code (VSCode) on both Mac and Windows:

1. Ctrl + P (Windows) or Command + P (Mac) - Quickly open files by typing the name or path.
2. Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows) or Command + Shift + P (Mac) - Bring up the Command Palette, which allows you to search and run various commands.
3. Ctrl + Shift + [ or Ctrl + Shift + ] (Windows) or Command + [ or Command + ] (Mac) - Move between open tabs.
4. Ctrl + K, Ctrl + S (Windows) or Command + K, Command + S (Mac) - Open the Keyboard Shortcuts editor, where you can customize and assign your own keyboard shortcuts.
5. Ctrl + (Windows) or Command + (Mac) - Toggle the integrated terminal.
6. Ctrl + W (Windows) or Command + W (Mac) - Close the current editor tab.
7. Ctrl + Shift + W (Windows) or Command + Shift + W (Mac) - Close all editor tabs.
8. Ctrl + Tab (Windows) or Command + Option + Left/Right Arrow (Mac) - Switch between the most recently used editor tabs.
9. Ctrl + 1-9 (Windows) or Command + 1-9 (Mac) - Switch to the specified editor tab, where the number corresponds to the position of the tab.
10. Ctrl + Shift + E (Windows) or Command + Shift + E (Mac) - Open the Explorer panel, which allows you to browse and manage files and folders.
11. Ctrl + Shift + F (Windows) or Command + Shift + F (Mac) - Open the Search panel, which allows you to search for text within your project.
12. Ctrl + Shift + G (Windows) or Command + Shift + G (Mac) - Open the Source Control panel, which allows you to manage version control with Git.
13. Ctrl + Shift + D (Windows) or Command + Shift + D (Mac) - Open the Debug panel, which allows you to debug your code.
14. Ctrl + Shift + X (Windows) or Command + Shift + X (Mac) - Open the Extensions panel, which allows you to manage and install extensions.
15. Ctrl + Shift + A (Windows) or Command + Shift + A (Mac) - Open the Actions panel, which allows you to search and run various actions.
16. Ctrl + Shift + U (Windows) or Command + Shift + U (Mac) - Open the Output panel, which displays output from various functions.
17. Ctrl + Shift + I (Windows) or Command + Shift + I (Mac) - Open the Integrated Terminal panel.
18. Ctrl + Shift + Y (Windows) or Command + Shift + Y (Mac) - Open the Debug Console panel.
19. Ctrl + K, Ctrl + C (Windows) or Command + K, Command + C (Mac) - Add a comment to the selected text.
20. Ctrl + K, Ctrl + U (Windows) or `Command + K, Command + U (Mac) Remove Line Comment

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