I mean, that's just not true. The basic VS Code install will tell you the line and column numbers in the status bar without any plugins. Usually, the only plug

I mean, that's just not true. The basic VS Code install will tell you the line and column numbers in the status bar without any plugins. Usually, the only plugins I need to install is the language server plugin for whatever language I'm using. At least, that works for Go and Python while Node and JS/TS work right out of the box.