Ever had a key extension stop working and suddenly realize how much of your workflow depended on it? David Ramel ran into exactly that with a popular HTML wrapping extension and used it as a test case to compare several AI tools. The goal was simple: recreate the same behavior using what VS Code already has, like snippets, keybindings, and Emmet.
The interesting part is not just the fix. Running the same problem through multiple AI systems surfaced different approaches, tradeoffs, and even some surprises about what each tool recommended first.
If a core extension disappeared tomorrow, would you rebuild with built-in VS Code features, write your own extension, or let AI guide the workaround?
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