I Built a VS Code Extension to Bring IntelliJ’s “ Show History for Selection ” Experience If you come from IntelliJ, you probably miss one super useful feature in VS Code: Show history for selected lines. I built a new extension to solve exactly that. Meet: Show History for Selected Code This extension helps you inspect Git history for a specific code selection, not just the whole file. What it does Shows commit history for the lines you selected Opens a side-by-side diff: Parent (previous revision) Revision (selected commit) Syncs scrolling between both sides for easier comparison Lets you resize the commits section Click a commit message to open full details in a modal Why I built it In day-to-day debugging and code review, I often ask: “Who changed this exact block?” “What did this snippet look like before?” “Why was this line introduced?” git blame is useful, but it’s not enough when you want a clean visual timeline + commit-level diff focused on your selection.…