Don't open Debug panel by default

Question

Is there a configuration setting that prevents the Debug panels (Variables, Watch, Call Stack) and Debug Console

Answer 1

If you set "internalConsoleOptions":"neverOpen" in .vscode/launch.json, the Debug Console does not open up when you start debugging.

Issue on GitHub

Terminology: The Debug Console is officially called Debug Console Panel, whereas the view opening on the left side is refered to as Debug Side Bar All about debugging in VS Code