Move VS Code settings to .vscode.dist and update docs (#2029)

.gitignore

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 .dmypy.json
 node_modules
 /.idea/
+/.vscode/
 /.bazel
 /windows.bazelrc

docs/editing.md

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 # Editing/IDEs
 
 Visual Studio Code is recommended, since it provides decent support for all the languages
-Anki uses. If you open the root of this repo in VS Code, it will suggest some extensions
-for you to install.
+Anki uses. To set up the recommended workspace settings for VS Code, please see below.
 
 For editing Python, PyCharm/IntelliJ's type checking/completion is a bit nicer than
 VS Code, but VS Code has improved considerably in a short span of time.
@@ -36,6 +35,20 @@ Code completion partly depends on files that are generated as part of the
 regular build process, so for things to work correctly, use './run' or
 'tools/build' prior to using code completion.
 
+## Visual Studio Code
+
+### Setting up Recommended Workspace Settings
+
+To start off with some default workspace settings that are optimized for Anki development, please head to the project root and then run:
+
+```
+cp -r .vscode.dist .vscode
+```
+
+### Installing Recommended Extensions
+
+Once the workspace settings are set up, open the root of the repo in VS Code to see and install a number of recommended extensions.
+
 ## PyCharm/IntelliJ
 
 If you decide to use PyCharm instead of VS Code, there are somethings to be aware of.