Can I configure VSCode to be exclusively SQL based?

I like VSCode a lot. I use it exclusively for SQL so I have no need to load any other modules.

The frustrating part is whenever I open a new tab, have to define SQL as the code base and recreate the database connection. Is there a way I could set up the workspace so that new tabs default to SQL and connect to my database? Similar to how SQL Management Studio works?

Thanks in advance.