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Mastering the Quick Open in VS Code
April 14, 2026
If you’re still clicking through the file explorer sidebar to find a specific component, you’re losing precious flow state. Hit Cmd+P (or Ctrl+P) to trigger the Quick Open menu. You don't even need to type the full name; it supports fuzzy searching, so "usrcon" will likely find UserController.js. Bonus tip: type @ right after the filename to jump straight to a specific function or symbol within that file.