VS Code debug and task configs make developers repeat values
Developers coordinating VS Code launch configurations with pre- or post-launch tasks may have to choose or enter the same values multiple times. They also duplicate variables across launch configurations, making shared settings harder to maintain. The signals point to a need for one source of truth across these configuration files, though they do not establish how common the problem is today.
For VS Code developers with multi-step debug and task workflows. Mentioned from Oct 2017 to Jun 2020 on GitHub.
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I'm also running into issues with this. I have a launch configuration that prompts for the IP address. It then has a preLaunchTask to do some preparation on the device but that task then has to prompt for the same IP address again
The way I have it set up now means that I have to choose the option 3 separate times
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