Stable extension should be the default to install

[roblourens]

Testing #138068

• Search for the Github Pull Request extension
• Click the big green button
• Now you have the pre-release version

I think that we should be encouraging most people to install the stable version of the extension, and the pre-release version should be something that you have to opt into or look for.

[roblourens]

And even if this only shows up when the pre-release has the newest version, that will usually be the case.

One idea is to prefer pre-release in Insiders, but prefer the stable release in vscode Stable

[JacksonKearl]

One idea is to prefer pre-release in Insiders, but prefer the stable release in vscode Stable

Based on

vscode/src/vs/workbench/contrib/extensions/browser/extensionsWorkbenchService.ts

Line 606 in 80fdee5

readonly preferPreReleases = this.productService.quality !== 'stable';

I believe this is the case already.

[sandy081]

Yes, Default in insiders is to prefer pre-release where as in stable it is released version.

[roblourens]

Oh ok cool