Unify workspace settings with settings.json

[tomvothecoder]

Description

This PR unifies the workspace settings with the settings.json file since it is redundant to have both. The workspace settings is now the primary way to distribute settings among developers using VS Code.

• Closes #N/A

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• My changes generate no new warnings
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

If applicable:

• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass with my changes (locally and CI/CD build)
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• I have noted that this is a breaking change for a major release (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)