I want to like VS Code, but I can't stand the "dynamic" left side bar. It's used as an "explorer", it's used to handle "extensions" and it's used for search. I want a fixed left sidebar (fixed as an "explorer"). Is this something configurable?
You can try the following:
1. Open the explorer tab on the left
2. Drag every other item on the left bar into the explorer menu. This adds a little menu at the bottom
3. Collapse each of the menus at the bottom and never open them again
