How to avoid manually reloading vs code extension every time i make changes?

Question

I am developing a VS Code extension, and each time I run the extension, it opens a new instance of VS Code, showing the recent changes. However, this process becomes cumbersome, particularly when using VS Code remote, as it requires entering my password twice. Is there a way to avoid this repetitive behavior?

Unfortunately, there isn't a refresh button in vs code through which i can see recent changes without having to close the instance and press f5 to open a new one again in order to see recent changes.

Answer 1

By "run the extension" I assume you mean you start a debug session. Is that correct? If so then that's the normal way of developing a VS Code extension. The new code cannot be installed in the normal VS Code instance, but needs that development host to allow testing and debugging it.

So, it's not a manual reload you encounter, but the way how extension development works.