My Tech Setup: A Look into My Development Environment
As a developer, having the right tools and environment is essential for productivity and efficiency. In this blog post, I'll be sharing my tech setup and dev environment, including the hardware, software, and accessories that I use daily. Whether you're just starting or looking to upgrade your setup, I hope this post provides some inspiration and useful information.
Hardware
My primary workstation is a Lenovo ThinkBook 14, with 16GB of RAM, AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, and AMD Vega 8 integrated graphics. I've found that these specs are enough to handle my development workflow, and I'm even able to do some light gaming on it. On it, I run Arch Linux as my main OS, with KDE Plasma as my preferred Desktop Environment.
Software
When it comes to software, I rely on a few key tools to help me with my daily tasks.
Editor/IDE
My text editor of choice is VSCodium. Here are some of my favorite extensions:
I also use NeoVim, whenever I need to do some light work.
Browsers
For browsers, I use Firefox for day-to-day use, and Google Chrome for development, as I find the tools Chrome provides are much better when developing websites.
Shell + Terminal
I use Alacritty as my default terminal and ZSH as my default shell, configured with Oh-My-ZSH which help to make my experience much better and faster.
Notes
For note-taking, I use Joplin, which plenty of customization through plugins and easy sync between devices. In the past, I've used Notion for while but found that I can be pretty distracting by trying to make your notes look good. Then I tried Obsidian which in some ways is much better than Joplin, but syncing between devices can be a hassle unless you use their paid services, and also like Notion it's not FOSS.
Accessories
In addition to my hardware and software, there are a few accessories that I find essential for my work. For my audio setup, I use a Hifiman HE400se (headphones), a KZ ZEX Pro (IEM), and a Tanchjim Ola (IEM), which are all budget devices but deliver phenomenal audio experiences.
For the keyboard I have Keychron K6, with Gateron Red switches, I also added 2 layers of foam inside to help improve the sound. And for my mouse, I use a Logitech G304.