When using the "Blender: Reload Addons" command from within VS code it keeps wiping the user preferences for the addon I'm working on. Confirmed this on two different addons.
Workaround:
Close blender entirely and use Blender: Start. Preferences remain intact.
Do you realize that you need to actually save the preferences?
Yes, when you close Blender and have auto-save preferences checked, the preferences will be automatically saved...
When using the "Blender: Reload Addons" command from within VS code it keeps wiping the user preferences for the addon I'm working on. Confirmed this on two different addons.
Workaround: Close blender entirely and use Blender: Start. Preferences remain intact.