diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..75f549ad6d9a4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    // Linting / Formatting
+    "rust-lang.rust-analyzer",
+    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+    "usernamehw.errorlens",
+
+    // Testing
+    "orta.vscode-jest",
+
+    // PR management / Reviewing
+    "github.vscode-pull-request-github",
+
+    // Showing todo comments
+    "gruntfuggly.todo-tree",
+
+    // Collaborating
+    "ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare",
+
+    // Debugging
+    "ms-vscode.vscode-js-profile-flame"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 306e2cb06dd865a..43daf375695185b 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,15 +1,54 @@
 {
+  // Formatting using Prettier by default for all languages
+  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+  // Formatting using Prettier for JavaScript, overrides VSCode default.
+  "[javascript]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
+  },
+  // Formatting using Rust-Analyzer for Rust.
+  "[rust]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "rust-lang.rust-analyzer"
+  },
+  // Linting using ESLint.
   "eslint.validate": [
     "javascript",
     "javascriptreact",
-    { "language": "typescript", "autoFix": true },
-    { "language": "typescriptreact", "autoFix": true }
+    "typescript",
+    "typescriptreact"
   ],
-  "debug.javascript.unmapMissingSources": true,
+  // Disable Jest autoRun as otherwise it will start running all tests the first time.
   "jest.autoRun": "off",
+
+  // Debugging.
+  "debug.javascript.unmapMissingSources": true,
+
   "files.exclude": {
     "**/node_modules": false,
     "node_modules": true,
     "*[!test]**/node_modules": true
-  }
+  },
+
+  // Ensure enough terminal history is preserved when running tests.
+  "terminal.integrated.scrollback": 10000,
+
+  // Configure todo-tree to exclude node_modules, dist, and compiled.
+  "todo-tree.filtering.excludeGlobs": [
+    "**/node_modules",
+    "**/dist",
+    "**/compiled"
+  ],
+  // Match TODO-APP in addition to other TODOs.
+  "todo-tree.general.tags": [
+    "BUG",
+    "HACK",
+    "FIXME",
+    "TODO",
+    "XXX",
+    "[ ]",
+    "[x]",
+    "TODO-APP"
+  ],
+
+  // Disable TypeScript surveys.
+  "typescript.surveys.enabled": false
 }