Microsoft is still extending the support and the. Support for EditorConfig is already available in Visual Studio for Windows, and is available in the latest preview of Visual Studio for Mac ( 7.5 Preview 5). For the IDE’s that are not supported out-of-the-box you can download a plug-in. The configuration can be used for a wide variety of languages and IDE’s. Adding your EditorConfig file to source control will allow you to easily share the configuration and have versioning for your guidelines.
If you already have configured coding rules in your personal preferences, by default EditorConfig will override your rules. Visual Studio will automatically check if your code is meets the rules and show violations if it doesn’t. With EditorConfig you are able to specify code rules in a. This is why support for EditorConfig was added to Visual Studio 2017. Unfortunately there was no easy way to share this configuration with your team. Based on this configuration, Visual Studio will suggest code improvements or show an error.
Visual Studio allows you to configure coding style rules. With EditorConfig you are able to enforce coding guidelines without having to install additional tools. Consistency in your code will improve readability and maintainability. When developing software in a team it’s useful to have certain rules on how to write code.
