Documentation: Recommend using clangd for code formatting in VSCode

Turns out clangd supports code formatting using the clang-format
engine. Because we also document another code formatter to install,
when users use both extensions VSCode will ask to choose one or the
other. Therefore, let's just choose clangd for code formatting since
it is needed anyways for code comprehension.
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The recommended extensions for VS Code include:
- [clangd](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=llvm-vs-code-extensions.vscode-clangd)
- [clang-format](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=xaver.clang-format)
- [GitLens](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens)
## Code comprehension
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## Formatting
The [clang-format extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=xaver.clang-format) works out of the box. ``clang-format`` support is also included with the Microsoft C/C++ tools (see above). The settings below include a key that makes the Microsoft extension use the proper style.
clangd provides code formatting out of the box using the ``clang-format`` engine. ``clang-format`` support is also included with the Microsoft C/C++ tools (see above). The settings below include a key that makes the Microsoft extension use the proper style.
## Settings