follow up to 12285

[adamint]

Follows up #12285, implementing the changes requested in reviews

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Pull Request Overview

This PR implements review feedback from #12285, focusing on code quality improvements and development experience enhancements. Key changes include refactoring environment variable references, improving logging levels, and adding better support for VS Code Insiders.

• Introduces a centralized EnvironmentVariables enum to replace string literals for environment variable names
• Downgrades informational logging to debug level for CLI path configuration
• Adds support for VS Code Insiders in build scripts and improves development documentation

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
extension/src/utils/environment.ts	Added EnvironmentVariables enum for centralized environment variable name management
extension/src/utils/workspace.ts	Updated to use EnvironmentVariables enum instead of string literal
extension/src/utils/AspireTerminalProvider.ts	Updated to use EnvironmentVariables enum and changed logging from info to debug level
extension/src/debugger/AspireDebugSession.ts	Updated to use EnvironmentVariables enum instead of string literal
extension/src/commands/settings.ts	New command to open extension settings in VS Code
extension/src/extension.ts	Registered new settings command
extension/package.nls.json	Added localization entry for settings command
extension/package.json	Added settings command definition
extension/loc/xlf/aspire-vscode.xlf	Added translation unit for settings command
extension/build.sh	Updated to check for both VS Code and VS Code Insiders
extension/build.ps1	Updated to check for both VS Code and VS Code Insiders
extension/CONTRIBUTING.MD	Enhanced documentation with CLI build instructions and debugging setup
extension/.vscode/tasks.json	Added explicit labels to tasks for clarity
extension/.vscode/launch.json	Updated comments and task references
.vscode/tasks.json	New root-level tasks configuration with path property for extension tasks
.vscode/settings.json	Disabled Aspire settings prompt for extension development
.vscode/launch.json	New root-level launch configuration for extension debugging