# Too much time on my hands

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/too-much-time-on-my-hands/117816
**Category:** Community
**Tags:** pkgtemplates
**Created:** [August 4, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/too-much-time-on-my-hands/117816 "2024-08-04T17:43:04Z")
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#### Post date: [August 21, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/too-much-time-on-my-hands/117816/36 "2024-08-21T16:48:11Z")

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As you are experienced in JS developing, will it be a suitable project to write a vscode-extension to view `.jld2` type file? `.jld2` file is a binary file native in Julia [JLD2](https://github.com/JuliaIO/JLD2.jl)

FYI, here are some dicussions on it

> [@Jld2 preview in vscode?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jld2-preview-in-vscode/80050):
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> I use JLD2.jl to store simulation results which I find pretty convenient. I wonder if there is a plan to add a preview/explorer feature for this type of file in vscode. Json files are nicer for a having a quick look on their content but, AFAIU, this format is not really suitable to store large numerical results (like large arrays of floats). Any thought ?

> <https://github.com/julia-vscode/julia-vscode/issues/2863>
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> I use JLD2.jl to store simulation results which I find pretty convenient.
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> I w…onder if there is a plan to add a preview/explorer feature for this type of file in vscode.

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