JSON snippets associated with the Quora question at http://bit.ly/2mX0vh5

settings-actual.json

{
 "editor.rulers": [
    80,
    120
  ],
  "editor.renderWhitespace": "boundary",
  "editor.minimap.enabled": true,
  "editor.minimap.renderCharacters": false,
  "editor.dragAndDrop": true,
  "files.hotExit": "off",
  "workbench.welcome.enabled": false,
  "workbench.iconTheme": "vs-seti"
}

settings-nested.json

{
  "editor": {
    "rulers": [80, 120],
    "renderWhitespace": "boundary",
    "minimap": {
      "enabled": true,
      "renderCharacters": false,
    },
    "dragAndDrop": true
  },
  "files": {
    "hotExit": "off"
  },
  "workbench": {
    "welcome": { "enabled": false },
    "iconTheme": "vs-seti"
  }
}