Brent Ozar announces a new extension:
If you do a lot of query tuning, you’ve probably come across Richie Rump’s StatisticsParser.com. Now, it’s even easier to use.
Now, it’s even easier to use. Download & install it, then run your query with SET STATISTICS IO, TIME ON, and after it finishes, right-click in the query window and click Parse Statistics:
Read on for more information on the extension, as well as the state of extensions in SSMS. Erik Ejlskov Jensen has also picked up the gauntlet and built an SSMS extension gallery.
I will say that the Visual Studio Code world is in significantly better shape in this regard, though the SQL Server tooling is in significantly worse shape there. Life is full of trade-offs, after all.