I Got Tired of Writing JSON Configs, So I Built a Visual UI Inside VS Code (DotCommand v2.0)

If you use VS Code, you probably know the drill: you install an awesome extension, and then spend 20 minutes digging through a massive settings.json file trying to configure it. As developers, we build beautiful interfaces for our users, but we often settle for raw JSON files for our own tooling. With the release of DotCommand v2.0.0 (The Visual Experience Overhaul), I decided to change that. I completely transformed how developers interact with their workspace commands by introducing a native Analytics Dashboard, a drag-and-drop Visual Rule Builder, and an AI-powered Command Palette. And the best part? I did it all without heavy frameworks—just pure, lightning-fast Vanilla JS. Here is how we built it and what’s new. 1. Native Analytics Dashboard inside VS Code You write hundreds of commands a week, but do you know which ones save you the most time? DotCommand v2.0 introduces a full-blown analytics dashboard right inside your editor. Instead of just logging data, I wanted a sleek, inte